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Zuccotto Ripieno

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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 2.5h
  • Cook: 13m
  • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • Sponge cake (prepared, 1 cake)
  • 1/2 cup hazelnuts
  • 1/4 cup liqueur (Amaretto)
  • 1/4 cup rum, light
  • 1 1/3 cups whipping cream
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup almond nuts (blanched, chopped, toasted)
  • 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate (grated)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Bake hazelnuts in ungreased baking pan at 400 degrees for 5 minutes or until skins begin to crack.

  • Step 2: Wrap hazelnuts in clean towel. Let stand 2 minutes then rub hazelnuts in towel to remove skins, chop.

  • Step 3: Return hazelnuts to baking pan.

  • Step 4: Bake about 8 minutes until golden brown, stirring occasionally. Cool.

  • Step 5: Cut 4-inch circle from cake.

  • Step 6: Cut remaining cake into 1-inch pieces.

  • Step 7: Mix together amaretto and rum and sprinkle over cake.

  • Step 8: Line large bowl with waxed paper.

  • Step 9: Butter waxed paper.

  • Step 10: Place cake circle on bottom of bowl.

  • Step 11: Line side of bowl with three-fourths of the cake pieces.

  • Step 12: Beat together whipping cream and powdered sugar in chilled medium bowl until stiff.

  • Step 13: Fold in hazelnuts, almonds and chocolate.

  • Step 14: Spoon filling into cake-lined bowl.

  • Step 15: Place remaining cake pieces on filling.

  • Step 16: Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.

  • Step 17: Invert onto serving plate.

  • Step 18: Remove bowl and waxed paper.

  • Step 19: Sprinkle with additional grated chocolate if desired.


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