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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. | 2. Line an 8" square baking pan with parchment. | 3. Finely grind the almonds, 6 ounces of the chocolate (reserve the rest of the chocolate for the glaze), the orange zest and 2 teaspoons of the cinnamon in the food processor. | 4. In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks with 3 tablespoons of the sugar until pale yellow and thick. | 5. Fold in the nut mixture; the batter will be very thick. | 6. In another large bowl, beat the egg whites and the salt until frothy. | 7. Gradually add the remaining 3 tablespoons of sugar, continuing to beat until peaks form. | 8. Fold half the beaten egg whites into the almond mixture to lighten it, then gently fold in the other half. | 9. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula. | 10. Bake for 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. | 11. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, turn out onto a rack , peel off the parchment paper, and cool completely. | 12. To make the glaze, heat the cream and butter over medium low heat until steam rises from the surface. | 13. Remove from the heat, and stir in the remaining three ounces of chocolate and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon, until the chocolate is fully melted and incorporated. | 14. Cool for 15 minutes, or until the glaze is lukewarm. | 15. Pour over the cake, letting it drip down the sides. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
almond	1 1/2	cups	skinned toasted	2890.68	0.0	0.0	327.0
chocolate	9	ounces	bittersweet	1293.6105	154.1106	9.9509	87.2613
orange zest	1		grated	-	-	-	-
cinnamon	2 1/4	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
egg	5		separated	357.5	1.8	31.4	23.775
sugar	6	tablespoons		330.37199999999996	82.6344	0.0	0.0
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
heavy cream	1/4	cup		102.0	0.8220000000000001	0.852	10.824000000000002
butter	2	tablespoons	unsalted	171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4

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