Saturday, March 26, 2016

Adam Liaw's Chocolate and Almond Easter Cake (Mona de Pascua)


In the Sunday newspaper magazine this week, Adam Liaw had published a recipe for Chocolate and Almond Easter Cake, a cake of Spanish origin known as Mona de Pascua.  It looked irresistable, so I decided to make it this week.




What can I say - rich chocolate paired with apricots and almonds is absolutely delightful:


The dense chocolatey glaze on top really made it.  It was really "the icing on the cake".

Happy Easter to all! 

6 comments:

  1. What an amazing cake - and, of course, perfect for Easter! I hope you're enjoying the long weekend.

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  2. oh that sounds so good - apricots and chocolate is an unsual combination but would please me

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  3. Happy Easter Cakelaw!! I hope you're having a great long weekend with this delicious cake :D

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  4. I always love it when someone I know, internetally, recommends a recipe., i did see this, but I am glad you made it and it was delicious. I shall salt it away for next Easter. It looks very rich and dense!!

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  5. This Easter Cake looks like a version of a grown-ups Easter basket, full of treats! You find the most interesting recipes to make! I've never seen anything like this one with all the chocolate goodies on it.

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