Amaretti Torta

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 28 amaretti cookies, 8 of them crushed & set aside
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temp
• 1 cup sugar
• 5 large eggs, seperated
• 2 tablespoons orange liqueur
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup orange marmalade

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350*f. grease a 10-inch cake pan and line the bottom with a circle of parchement paper.
• 2 combine the 20 amaretti cookies and the chocolate chips in a food processor and process until the mixture is very finely chopped. set aside.
• 3 using an electric mixer and a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar for 2 minutes.
• 4 add the egg yolks one at a time, incorporating each yolk before adding the next.
• 5 once all the eggs are added, continue to cream the mixture together until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
• 6 add the orange liqueur.
• 7 with the machine on low, add the flour and the chocolate amaretti mixture, mixing well after each addition.
• 8 in a medium bowl, whip the egg whites (using an electric mixer and clean beaters) until stiff peaks form, about 3 minutes.
• 9 add one third of the whipped egg whites to the batter and mix until combined.
• 10 gently fold the remaining egg whites into the batter until just combined.
• 11 pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
• 12 bake 45-50 minutes.
• 13 let the cake cool for 10 minutes, then turn the cake out onto a platter and cool to room temperature.
• 14 spread the orange marmalade over the top of the cake in an even layer and sprinkle the 8 crushed amaretti cookies on top.
• 15 serve.