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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Irish >> Irish

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F | 2. Butter and flour 8-inch-diameter springform pan. | 3. Boil 1/2 cup whiskey in small saucepan until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 2 minutes. | 4. Combine bittersweet chocolate, espresso powder mixture, and 1/4 cup boiled whiskey in small metal bowl. | 5. Place bowl over saucepan of simmering water; stir until mixture is smooth. | 6. Remove bowl from over water. | 7. Finely grind almonds with 2 tablespoons flour in processor. | 8. Using electric mixer, beat 1/2 cup butter and 6 tablespoons vanilla sugar in medium bowl until fluffy. | 9. Beat in egg yolks 1 at a time, then sea salt. | 10. Fold in chocolate mixture, then ground almond mixture. | 11. Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites in another bowl until soft peaks form. | 12. Gradually add 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. | 13. Fold whites into batter alternately with remaining 4 tablespoons flour in 3 additions. | 14. Transfer batter to prepared pan. | 15. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. | 16. Cool in pan on rack 30 minutes. | 17. Remove pan sides and cool cake completely. | 18. Combine semisweet chocolate and remaining 2 tablespoons whiskey in small metal bowl. | 19. Place bowl over saucepan of simmering water and stir until smooth. | 20. Remove bowl from over water. | 21. Add remaining 1/4 cup butter to chocolate mixture, 1 small piece at a time, whisking until each piece is melted before adding next. | 22. Place bowl over larger bowl of ice water. | 23. Using electric mixer, beat icing until thickened to spreadable consistency, about 1 minute. | 24. Spread icing over top and sides of cake. | 25. DO AHEAD | 26. Can be made 8 hours ahead. | 27. Cover with cake dome and let stand at room temperature. | 28. Enjoy! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
irish whiskey	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
irish whiskey	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
chocolate	6	ounces	bittersweet	862.4069999999999	102.7404	6.6339	58.1742
espresso powder	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
hot water	6	tablespoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
almond	1/3	cup	blanched toasted	642.3733	0.0	0.0	72.6667
purpose flour	6	tablespoons	divided	-	-	-	-
butter	3/4	cup	unsalted divided	1220.6925	0.1022	1.4471	138.0898
vanilla sugar	7	tablespoons	divided	-	-	-	-
egg	3		separated	214.5	1.08	18.84	14.265
fine sea salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
chocolate	2	ounces	semisweet chopped	32.8854	5.3694	1.168	0.8165

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