Peach, amaretti and chocolate delight

Recipe suggested by Silvia, Renzo e Ale

Ingredients for 6-8 servings

• 2 tin preserved peaches in syrup
• 175g sugar
• 150g butter
• 2 eggs
• 150g of plain flour
• 1 box of “amaretti” biscuits (250 g)
• Abundant unsweetened cocoa powder
• 100g dark chocolate crushed into a powder
• 1 vanillin sachet
• Half a sachet of dessert baking powder
• A pinch of salt

Preparation

Line a round cake baking tin with baking paper.

Cut the peaches into half moons and place them on the bottom of the baking pan.

Crush the amaretti almost into a powder and place them on top of the peaches.

Sprinkle with abundant unsweetened cocoa and dark chocolate crushed into a powder.

Beat the egg whites into a foam, add the yokes, the sugar, the butter melted on a very low heat and a cupful of peach syrup.

Add the flour mixed with the baking powder, the vanillin and a pinch of salt.

Pour everything on top of the amaretti biscuits.

Cook on a moderate heat (approximately 170°) for approximately 45 minutes.

Let cool and remove from the tin turning the cake over so that the peaches are on top.