Chocolate-Almond Cream

Add flavored almonds for delicious crunch to this velvety dessert. Cook ½ cup sliced or slivered almonds and ¼ cup almond-flavored liqueur in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat, Stirring often, until no liquid remains. Cool on aluminum foil, then break into pieces.

Hot Fudge Sauce (below)

About 18 ladyfingers

1/3 cup amaretto or 1 teaspoon almond extract mixed with ¼ cup water

3 tablespoons water

3 cups whipping (heavy) cream

¼ cup amaretto or 1 teaspoon almond extract

Prepare Hot Fudge Sauce. Remove 1 cup of the sauce; cool. Cover and refrigerate remaining sauce. Split ladyfingers lengthwise in half. Arrange ladyfingers, cut sides toward center, on bottom and upright around side of ungreased springform pan, 9 X 3 inches. Mix 1/3 cup amaretto and 3 tablespoons water; brush over ladyfingers. Beat whipping cream in chilled large bowl until stiff. Mix 1 cup cooled Hot Fudge Sauce and ¼ cup amaretto; fold into whipped cream. Spoon into pan; smooth top. Freeze about 8 hours or until firm.

Place in refrigerator at least 1 hour but no longer than 2 hours before serving. Heat refrigerated Hot Fudge Sauce, stirring occasionally, just until warm. Loosen dessert from side of pan; remove side of pan. Cut dessert into wedges. Serve with sauce. Refrigerate any remaining dessert. 16 servings.

Hot Fudge Sauce

1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk

1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)

½ cup sugar

1 tablespoon margarine or butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

Heat milk, chocolate chips and sugar to boiling in 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in margarine and vanilla. Serve warm over ice cream. Store tightly covered in refrigerator up to 4 weeks. About 3 cups sauce.

TO MICROWAVE: Mix milk, chocolate chıps and sugar in 8-cup microwavable measure. Microwave uncovered on high 6 to 8 minutes, stirring every 2 minutes, until thickened and smooth. Stir in margarine and vanilla until mixture is smooth and creamy.

ORANGE FUDGE SAUCE: Substitute 2 teaspoons orange-flavored liqueur for the 1 teaspoon vanilla.

 

It is a quote. Betty Crocker’s New Christmas Cookbook 1993