Dark Chocolate And Almonds Valentine'S Day Cake With Whipped White Chocolate Ganache

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   Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

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   In a saucepan melt the butter and dark chocolate over low heat.

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   Place the eggs and sugar in a mixer bowl and whisk for about 5 minutes so that it gets a consistency similar to custard.

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   Add the melted chocolate.

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   Mix with a spatula.

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   In a separate bowl, mix the flour, ground almonds, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt.

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   Add to preparation and mix to obtain a homogeneous paste.

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   Pour the batter into a flexible mold and bake 35-40 minutes.

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   Rather than using cupcake tins, making a large cake and cutting out small round shapes once the cake has cooled down will give nicer results.

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    Melt the white chocolate in a water- bath.

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    Boil the 55 grmas of cream.

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    Pour cream in 3 increments into white chocolate to obtain a nice ganache.

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    Mix thoroughly.

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    Add the remaining 135 grams of cream to the ganache. Mix and cover with plastic film.

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    Refrigerate for 3 hours.

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    Whip using a food processor to mount the cream liked whipping cream.

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    Decorate the cake before serving using a pastry bag.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.