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Samoa Cake

Samoa Cake

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes

Servings

10 Servings

Ingredients

  • 14 ounces bittersweet chocolate
  • 3 egg yolks
  • ½ cup sparkling wine or water
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 eggs
  • cups sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean sliced lengthwise and seeds scraped out or 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup ground almonds about 2⅔ cups whole almonds
  • 5 ounces dried unsweetened coconut
  • Garnish: toasted sliced almonds chocolate shavings

Instructions

Chocolate Glaze:

  • Place a glass or metal mixing bowl over a small pot of simmering water. Add chocolate and melt until chocolate is smooth and has no lumps.
  • Whisk egg yolks, wine, and evoo into melted chocolate.
  • Set glaze aside to cool before using.

Cake:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 11- x 17-inch jelly roll pan with parchment paper and lightly grease the paper.
  • Heat a small pan with several inches of water over medium heat. With a hand-held mixer or whisk, whisk eggs, sugar, and vanilla over simmering water until the mixture has tripled in volume.
  • Fold in ground almonds and coconut. Spread batter on prepared pan and bake at 350°F for 20 to 30 minutes until golden brown.
  • Cool cake in pan, then invert on a cutting board. Peel off parchment and cut cake into thirds.
  • Place 1 layer of cake on a serving platter (and/or cardboard cake board). Schmear top of layer with glaze and then sandwich with another layer. Repeat with glaze and final cake layer. Schmear top and sides with remaining glaze.
  • Garnish with toasted almonds and shaved chocolate.