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Chocolate Biskvi

Chocolate Biskvi

Simple Swedish almond-based cakes, filled with buttercream and covered in a generous coating of dark chocolate. Chocolate Biskvi go great with coffee!
Servings 15

Ingredients
  

For the bases300g Almond Paste

  • 1 Egg White

For the filling100g Butter at room temperature

  • 50 g Icing Sugar
  • 3 tsps Vanilla Sugar
  • 3 tsps Cocoa Powder

For the coating100g good quality Plain Chocolate

  • 1 tbsp Butter

You'll also need~10g Plain Flour (or GF flour if you need this dish to be Gluten Free)

    Instructions
     

    • Start off by preheating your oven to 190 degrees Celsius (170 degrees fan) and then finely grate the almond paste for the bases.
    • Place into a large bowl and mix well with the egg white to form a thick batter.
    • Divide the batter out into 15 equal pieces and drop each separate amount onto a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
    • Dust your hands with the flour and flatten each pile of batter down to form a neat round disc, about 5cm in diameter. Place into the oven and bake for about 10 minutes, until just starting to colour.
    • Remove the bases from the oven and allow to cool for a couple of minutes before gently removing them from the baking paper. Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
    • In a bowl, beat together the butter, icing sugar, vanilla sugar and cocoa powder for the filling until you have a thick, even paste. Once the bases have cooled, turn them upside down and divide the filling between each base, dropping a good blob into the middle and flattening gently. Place into the refrigerator and allow to set for at least an hour.
    • Using a water bath, gently melt the chocolate for the coating, stirring well while melting. Once ready, add in the butter and mix in well. Remove the chocolate from the heat and then take the cooled biskvi. Dip them - filling side down - into the melted chocolate, turning gently to ensure even coating.
    • Set the biskvi base side down onto a tray or plate and allow the chocolate to set before enjoying.

    Notes

    Biskvi freeze really well so if you want to save some for a later date then you don't need to worry about them degrading too much in the freezer!