Ingredients:
- Cakes:
- 11 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 3/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
- 4 egg yolks from large eggs
- 4 large eggs
- Sauce:
- 1 (12 oz.) package frozen pitted dark cherries, thawed
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/3 cup Amaretto