Chocolate Amaretto Terrine

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• butter
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature (3 sticks)
• 2 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup amaretto
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 1/2 cups slivered almonds, toasted
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder (garnish)
• 2 cups whipping cream, whipped (garnish)

Recipe

• 1 melt chocolate in top of double boiler over hot water;cool to room temperature.
• 2 combine sugar and water in heavy small saucepan and bring to boil over high heat; cool syrup to room temperature.
• 3 line bottom of 9x5-inch loaf pan with waxed paper;lightly butter sides of pan.
• 4 beat 1 1/2 cups butter and 2 3/4 cups cocoa powder in large bowl of electric mixer until smooth, scraping down sides of bowl frequently.
• 5 blend in yolks and eggs.
• 6 beat in cooled melted chocolate and syrup.
• 7 blend in amaretto and almond extract.
• 8 stir in 2 cups almonds.
• 9 spoon into prepared pan and chill overnight.
• 10 run knife around sides of pan and invert terrine onto platter.
• 11 dust top with 2 tablespoons cocoa powder.
• 12 press remaining 1/2 cup almonds onto sides of terrine.
• 13 let stand 15 minutes;cut into 16 slices.
• 14 top each slice with a dollop of whipped cream and serve.