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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Grease 3 13 x 9 x 1 pans linwith waxed paper grease again set aside -- Mix almond paste,butter,sugar,egg yolks and almond extract -- Beat until fluffy -- Mix in flour. | 2. Beat eggwhites until stiff peaks form -- Fold into almond paste mixture using wooden spoon. (important). | 3. Separate into 3 bowls about 1 1/2 cups each -- Mix red coloring in one and green in another leave last batter color -- | 4. Spread mixture in each pan bake @ 350 degrees until edges are golden and cake is firm in center -- aprox 10 to 12 mins -- | 5. Remove from pans to cool -- Place green back on pan layer with hot preserves then top with white, layering with preserves finishing with red on top -- Place a sheet of waxed paper over top layer then place one of the pans on top bottom down -- Put weight on the top pan to compress and put in fridge for 8 hrs -- | 6. Melt choc chips in micro stirring on occasion aprox 3 mins -- Spread over layer, refridge till set then repeat on other side -- Cut into 2 x 2 squares -- | 7. ENJOY -- . | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
almond paste	8	ounces		1038.744	108.4331	20.412	62.9143
butter	1 1/2	cups		2052.0	94.28399999999999	64.116	172.8
sugar	1	cup		805.98	201.59599999999998	0.0	0.0
egg	4		separated	286.0	1.44	25.12	19.02
almond extract	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
flour	2	cups	sifted	729.12	53.6256	63.5208	34.692
apricot preserve	18	ounces		1234.9039	328.6273	3.572	1.0206
chocolate chip	12	ounces		1534.3020000000001	229.601	20.3099	60.9298
red food coloring				-	-	-	-
green food coloring				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.