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ladyfingers macaroons sherry wine bittersweet chocolate squares sugar water butter sugar eggs vanilla whipping cream
Viewed: 25 - Published at: 8 years agoIngredients
- 1 1/2 dozen ladyfingers
- 1 dozen macaroons
- sherry wine (don't use cooking wine)
- 2 bittersweet chocolate squares
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 lb butter
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 pint whipping cream
Method
- Soak lady fingers and macaroons in sherry wine.
- In the top of a double boiler heat sugar, water and chocolate.
- Stir until sugar is completely disolved.
- Add gradually the well-beaten egg yolks. Stir until smooth. Cool.
- Add the vanilla.
- Cream butter with confectioners sugar and add to the chocolate mixture.
- Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
- Butter an angel food pan.
- Line with lady fingers and place macaroons on bottom.
- Pour mixture in pan and cover with wax paper.
- Set in refrigerator overnight.
- Cover top with whipped cream.
- Serves 16.
