This week’s Tuesday with Dorie recipe for Chocolate Amaretti Torte was chosen by Holly of Phe/MOM/enon. If you would like the recipe for this delicious, melt in your mouth torte, go to her blog or you can find it on pages 276-277 of Baking From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan.
I couldn’t find the Amaretti cookies that Dorie suggested using in the book, so I ended up baking my own. Because they were still soft in the center, I used the edges of the cookies and weighed them out to 2.75 ounces per Dorie’s recommendation. It worked beautifully. My daughter and I ended up polishing off most of this torte ourselves, but hubby had a couple pieces too and he really liked it. My daughter said, after taking the first bit, “This is really good. It reminds me of something rich people would eat for dessert in a fancy restaurant.”
HA HA HA I love it :)
I think your daughter is right – this looks like a million bucks :-)
She's right……it does look like fantastic! Great job making your own cookies. I would have gone the lazy route & not made the torte! :-)
Hope you had a lovely Easter!
~ingrid
Ooh. Yummy. I had to take mine to work with me this morning and foist it off on my coworkers, otherwise I’d have eaten the whole thing myself! :)
oh wow this looks fabulous! I am somewhat jealous :)
love your blog
That looks delicious….love the whipped cream and syrup!
I passed on this week’s recipe, it looks delicious though! Your daughter is funny!
pst…you’re a little early! ;)
yeah, I’m not usually early, but that’s why I posted about it above, but thanks for the reminder ;)
ha! I love your daughter’s comment. How cool that you made your own amaretti! Your cake looks perfect.
Haha – love the comment :) I agree though, it was so incredibly dense and decadent, a perfect restaurant dessert. Yours looks the part, that’s for sure!
Your torte looks so perfect! Mine wasn’t as pretty but I loved it.
I had to work this whole weekend and missed some of your posts. WOW love this torte it’s beautiful!!! LOVE the cheesecake too!!!
OMG…Amanda your cake looks so wonderful, it is a very wonderful picture!
This is beyond beautiful. Nice work! Beats the crap out of mine. ;-)
Wow, yours looks so much better than mine :) Great job! This one was a bit too decadent for me but glad you guys enjoyed it!
Wow – nice presentation – love the modern “syrup” dizzle! Goes great over the whipped cream. This WAS easy to make, wasn’t it? Definitely a keeper – nicely done this week!
Beautiful! And looks so delicious! I’m trying to be good and not eat so many sweets, but this looks so “worth it”!
Yah, that isn’t the cake we’d bake at our house everyday. I’m so glad yours looks about the same as mine. I had no idea if it was right. I also made homemade amaretti. Your look flatter than mine and were crunchy throughout, but worked great.
Your torte looks awesome with the whipped cream and chocolate drizzled on the top!!!
Absolutely beautiful, Amanda!
Everything came out perfect!
Oh, my goodness… it looks sinful! Your daughter is right…. it does look like a high end restaurant dessert.
I just love that thick layer of gnache you have.
That does look fantastic. And you made your own cookies!!! Wow!!! Great job.
Gorgeous photos; love the delicate chocolate drizzle, too. Your daughter is right! :)
Ciao ! You did a great job ! I’ll come to your fancy restaurant soon !
You are so dedicated! I love the lengths you go to for Dorie!
Awesome job. Love your torte. I really want to make these cookies. I felt it was a cake rich people enjoy too.
ha ha! Cute quote from your daughter.. cake looks great!
I wanted to make the cookies myself too but ran out of time! Your cake looks beautiful – low and lush! Yum!
That looks amazing! I didn’t get to eat any of mine. :(
Hi Amanda!
I sure do love your blog! It is so nicely done. You inspire me and my little ol blog. I am excited to try your brownie cheesecake. I attempted my own a little bit ago (see blog) It for sure was not as fancy as yours. Thanks for this tasty treat to try. I will be adding this tasty blog to my blog list. I sure would appreciate it if you would add my blog to yours. Thank you! Kasha
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How beautiful. I’m in awe. Looks so tasty too!
Love the extra mile you went with the homemade amaretti cookies. I bet your torte tasted amazing…it’s definitely a feast for the eyes!
That looks like chocolate heaven!
Amanda this looks fantastic! I also made my own amaretti and i’m so glad that i did, they were delicious! Glad you all enjoyed it :)
Looks delish! I’d love to have a piece right know.
This looks delicious!
Looks great !! well done for baking your own cookies ;-)
I am LOVING the first picture, with the chocolate drizzle and the cloud of whipped cream. Gorgeous!
It looks like a dessert fancy people would eat too! glad you liked it
I overbaked my amaretti cookies, hoping they would be crunchy and they were, but I wish I had left some softer because they tasted so good!
I really liked the torte, too, and thought it was easy and delicious.
This looks insanely good! I totally agree with your daughter, it does look like a fancy restaurant dessert!!
Great photo — all that extra drizzled chocolate on top looks amazing!
what a gorgeous torte. i love the chocolate drizzles….mmmm!