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Zuccotto cake slice with chocolate and almond cream filling.

Zuccotto

Bree Hester
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Additional Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8
Calories 526 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 12-ounce pound cake (I used a thawed Sara Lee)
  • 1/4 cup amaretto
  • 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate
  • 2 cups whipping cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds toasted
  • cocoa powder for dusting

Instructions
 

  • Coat a large bowl (1 1/2 quarts) with cooking spray. Cover the cooking spray with plastic wrap and let the wrap hang over the edges. Slice the pound cake into thin slices, and cover the bowl with the pound cake. Save some slices for the top. Brush the cake with amaretto.
    Brushing pound cake slices with amaretto for Zuccotto.
  • Melt the chocolate over a double boiler. Let cool.
    Rich melted chocolate in stainless steel mixing bowl for baking or dessert recipes.
  • Meanwhile, whip the heavy cream with the powdered sugar until thickened. (Giada does this in two steps, but I am lazy and whip my cream all at once.) Fold half of the cream into the chocolate mixture.
    Preparing Zuccotto with pound cake, chocolate, and whipped cream.
  • Spread the chocolate mixture on top of the pound cake.
    Spreading chocolate mixture over pound cake for zuccotto.
  • Add the sliced almonds and almond extract to the remaining whipped cream. Fold gently until combined.
    Folding sliced almonds and almond extract into whipped cream for Zuccotto.
  • Add the almond whipped cream on top of the chocolate mixture.
    Zuccotto being assembled with almond whipped cream over chocolate, topped with pound cake slices.
  • Cover the top of the zuccotto with the remaining pound cake slices.
    Covering the top of the Zuccotto with pound cake slices in a blue bowl.
  • Chill for 3 hours, or overnight. Unmold onto a cake plate or platter.
    Zuccotto, a dome-shaped dessert made with pound cake slices and a chocolate filling.
  • Dust with cocoa powder and slice.
    Zuccotto cake slice with chocolate and almond whipped cream layers, dusted with cocoa.

Nutrition

Calories: 526kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 7gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 19gSodium: 284mgFiber: 4g
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