Chocolate Almond Cake Recipe

• Unsalted butter or possibly margarine, for greasing pans Unbleached flour or possibly passover potato, for dusting
• 9 ounce Imported semi-sweet chocolate Broken into small pcs
• 1/2 lb Unsalted butter, or possibly margarine
• 1 1/4 c. Sugar, Scant
• 6 x Large eggs, separated At room temperature
• 1/4 c. Freshly squeezed orange juice, strained
• 1 Tbsp. Unsweetened cocoa pwdr
• 2 tsp Cognac
• 1 1/2 tsp Unbleached flour or possibly potato starch
• 1 tsp Grated lemon rind
• 1 tsp Grated orange rind
• 1/4 tsp Vanilla extract
• 9 ounce Blanched almonds, finely grnd Unsweetened cocoa pwdr or possibly Confectioners' sugar, for dusting the cake

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