chocolate-almond petits fours
Obtained online. http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-almond-petits-fours
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yield
36 serving(s)
prep time
45 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For chocolate-almond petits fours
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3/4 cbutter, softened
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2 can8 ounces almond paste
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1 1/2 csugar
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8 lgeggs
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1 1/2 call purpose flour
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wax paper
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1 can10 ounces apricot fruit spread
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chocolate ganache
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garnishes: almond slices, chopped dried apricots
- CHOCOLATE GANACHE
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1 cwhipping cream
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2 c(12 ounces) semisweet chocolate morsels
How To Make chocolate-almond petits fours
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1Grease bottom and sides of 2 (15- x 10-inch) jellyroll pans, and line with wax paper; grease and flour wax paper. Set aside.
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2Beat butter and almond paste at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
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3Stir in flour, and spread batter into prepared pans.
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4Bake at 400° for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool in pans on wire racks.
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5Turn 1 cake out onto a flat surface; remove wax paper, and spread with apricot filling. Top with remaining cake, and cut with a 1 1/2-inch round cutter.
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6Place cakes on a wire rack in a large shallow pan. Using a squeeze bottle, coat top and sides with warm Chocolate Ganache. (Spoon up excess frosting that drips through rack; reheat and refill bottle, and use to continue frosting cakes.) Chill cakes at least 30 minutes. Freeze up to 3 months. Garnish, if desired.
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7For the chocolate ganache: Microwave whipping cream in a 2-cup glass measuring cup at HIGH 2 minutes. Add chocolate morsels, stirring until melted.
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