Chocolate Amaretto Pound Cake Food

CHOCOLATE AMARETTO POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven.
• Preheat the oven to 325°F
• Grease a 10-inch bundt pan.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter.
• Gradually add the sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add the Amaretto, beat to blend.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, salt, and baking powder.
• Add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk, mixing until evenly blended.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour and 15 to 20 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes.
• Remove the cake from the pan to a rack to cool completely.
• Dust with confectioner's sugar.
• Great with real whipped cream.

CHOCOLATE AMARETTO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Spray three 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides with nonstick spray. Then line the bottoms with parchment paper.
• Combine cake mix, 1 1/3 cups water, eggs, oil, 3 tablespoons amaretto, and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract in large bowl; whisk until well blended.
• Toss 1 cup of chocolate chips in with 1 tablespoon flour, then gently fold into batter.
• Divide batter among prepared pans. (the layers will be thin).
• Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes.
• Run knife around pan sides. Turn cakes out onto racks; cool completely. Brush each cake layer with 2 tablespoons amaretto.
• Combine butter and cream in medium saucepan. Stir over medium-low heat until butter melts and mixture comes to simmer.
• Remove from heat. Add remaining 2 cups chocolate chips and whisk until melted.
• Mix in remaining 3 tablespoons amaretto. Cool until barely lukewarm, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk in sour cream and remaining 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, then powdered sugar.
• Refrigerate frosting just until thick enough to spread, whisking occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Place 1 cake layer on platter. Spread 1/3 cup frosting over. Top with second cake layer. Spread 1/3 cup frosting over. Top with third cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. (concentrate most of the frosting on the top of the cake)
• Press nuts around the sides of the cake. Chill at leat 2 hours.
• (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover with cake dome; keep chilled.).

CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 10-inch tube pan with butter.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and cocoa together. Set aside.
• With an electric mixer, cream the 1 cup butter, the shortening and the sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one a time, beating well after each addition. With the motor running, add the flour mixture and the milk alternately, beginning and ending with the flour. Add the vanilla.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the cake; it should come out clean. Cool the cake in the pan for 30 minutes before turning it out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Slice the cake and serve topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

TOASTED POUND CAKE WITH MASCARPONE AND AMARETTO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the pound cake slices on a large heavy baking sheet and toast in oven for 7 to 10 minutes until the slices turn golden brown. Alternatively, toast the pound cake slices in an electric toaster until golden.
• Stir the apricot preserves and amaretto in a small bowl to blend.
• Place 1 cake slice atop each of 6 plates. Spoon the mascarpone cheese atop the cake slices. Arrange the remaining cake slices offset atop the bottom cake slices. Spoon the apricot mixture over. Sprinkle with the almonds and serve immediately.

CHOCOLATE MASCARPONE POUND CAKE WITH COFFEE MERINGUE ICING

Steps:

• For the cake: Place an oven rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray a nonstick 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with vegetable oil cooking spray. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until smooth. Gradually add the flour mixture and mix until just incorporated. Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the mascarpone, vegetable oil and vanilla. Mix until incorporated.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 70 to 75 minutes. Cool in the pan for 30 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack, about 2 hours.
• For the icing: In a large bowl, using a high-powered hand mixer on medium speed, beat the egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and beat until the mixture forms soft peaks. Gradually beat in the sugar. With the mixer running on low speed, slowly pour the coffee into the egg white mixture. Increase the speed to high and beat until smooth and thick, 3 to 4 minutes. Place the icing in a serving bowl.
• Cut the pound cake into thin slices and serve with a dollop of icing.

CHOCOLATE CHIP-AMARETTO POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the bundt pan.
• Mix eggs, cake mix, oil, water and almond extract with electric beater. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Pour into prepared pan. Bake approximately 1 hour or until cake tests done. Cool, then dust with confectioners' sugar.

CHOCOLATE AMARETTI CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray a 9-inch springform pan the nonstick spray. Refrigerate. Microwave the chocolate until melted and smooth, stirring every 20 seconds, for about 1 minute.
• Combine the almonds and cookies in processor. Pulse until the almonds and cookies are finely ground. Transfer the nut mixture to a medium bowl. Add the butter and sugar to the processor and blend until creamy and smooth. Add the grated orange peel and pulse briefly, until incorporated. Add the eggs 1 at a time. Blend until the eggs are incorporated. Clean the sides of the mixing bowl and blend again. Add the nut mixture and melted chocolate. Pulse until blended. Clean the sides of the bowl. Blend again.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until the center puffs and a tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes.
• Transfer the cake to a platter. Sift the cocoa powder over and serve.

WHITE CHOCOLATE AMARETTO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Lightly oil a 10 inch non-stick Bundt pan. (When I pour the mixture into my Bundt pan, it doesn't look very full--don't worry the cake will rise nicely as it bakes.).
• In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, pudding mix, 1/2 cup of cold water, 1/2 cup of oil, 1/2 cup amaretto and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract.
• Blend well for approximately 3 minutes.
• Pour batter into prepared 10 inch Bundt pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F. for 45 minutes to an hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. In my oven, the cake bakes in just under 40 minutes, so start checking it around that time.
• Glaze:.
• While cake is still warm, make the glaze.
• Combine butter, sugar, water, and amaretto in a saucepan.
• Bring to a boil, and continue cooking and stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved (1-2 minutes).
• Poke holes in cake with toothpick or skewer, so that the glaze can really get into the cake.
• Slowly drizzle glaze over cake, including edges and center of Bundt pan.
• Allow cake to cool in the pan for at least 2 hours, after glazing.
• Cool cake completely before putting on the frosting.
• Topping (Frosting and almonds):.
• Lightly toast slivered almonds in a dry pan (no oil or cooking spray) over the stove on medium-high. It will only take a few minutes to brown them.
• Stir frequently and be careful not to burn.
• Heat approximately 1/2 of the prepared frosting in the microwave for 15 seconds, to soften.
• Before frosting the cake, invert the cake onto a serving dish and use a spoon to drizzle the softened frosting over the cake. (Note: to avoid the cake sticking in the pan, or if you feel like you are having trouble getting the cake out of the pan~hold the pan over a hot burner (use your hot mitts) this melts the butter enough to loosen the cake from the pan).
• Scatter toasted almonds over cake before frosting cools.
• **Cook time doesn't include 2 hours cool time.

AMARETTO POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare a tube pan by coating with non-stick cooking spray and flour (I use Baker's Joy).
• FOR CAKE:.
• Place all ingredients, except eggs into your mixing bowl.
• Blend well.
• Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition and beat until mixture is smooth.
• Pout into prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• GLAZE:.
• During the last few minutes the cake is baking, prepare the glaze by placing all glaze ingredients in a small saucepan and mixing well.
• Bring the mixture to a boil and boil for 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
• When cake is ready and removed from the oven, poke holes into the top of the cake with an ice pice or similar object WHILE THE CAKE IS STILL IN THE BAKING PAN.
• Pour the glaze over the cake and let it stand for 20 minutes.
• Invert the cake onto a serving platter and sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.

CHOCOLATE CHIP-AMARETTO POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the bundt pan.
• Mix eggs, cake mix, oil, water and almond extract with electric beater. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Pour into prepared pan. Bake approximately 1 hour or until cake tests done. Cool, then dust with confectioners' sugar.

CHOCOLATE AMARETTI CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4.
• Line the base of a 20cm-diameter springform tin with greaseproof paper and butter the sides.
• Melt the chocolate in a bowl sitting over a saucepan of simmering water.
• Place the amaretti biscuits, almonds, sugar and orange zest in a food processor, then whizz until the biscuits and almonds are almost finely ground. I like to leave them a bit gritty. Add the butter and eggs, whizz until blended, then add the melted chocolate and briefly whizz again until well combined.
• Pour into the prepared tin and pop straight in the oven. Cook for 35 minutes until the cake is puffed and slightly cracked around the edges. Remove and leave to sit for 15 minutes before carefully transferring to a plate. The top is quite crisp, and cracks easily, so I dust it with lots of icing sugar or cocoa powder before serving, to hide any imperfections.