BA’s Best Chocolate Macaroon Cake

Name: BA's Best Chocolate Macaroon Cake
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup virgin coconut oil, melted, cooled, plus more for pan; ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for pan; 1 cup skin-on almonds; 8 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut; 6 large eggs, room temperature; ½ cup granulated sugar; ½ cup (packed) light brown sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped; 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon light agave nectar or pure maple syrup; Pinch of kosher salt; ½ cup unsweetened coconut milk (from a very well shaken 13.5-ounce can); 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut flakes; 1 tablespoon sliced almonds; 1 teaspoon granulated sugar

By Claire Saffitz

March 21, 2017

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Alex Lau

This is a cake version of the chocolate-dipped coconut macaroons that are a staple Passover dessert recipe. Any nut will work in place of the almonds. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes.

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