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When I got married almost 25 years ago I started my recipe notebook. I would see cooking programs or be talking with friends and see or hear of a good recipe and jot it down meaning to try it later on. I remember sitting in my kitchen having coffee with a friend and she recommended me this recipe I wrote it down even adding the date which was 1993 . I regret not trying that recipe before today ,20years later ,because its a delicious cake and truly tastes just like Baci.
Me and my family were invited for tea at friends of ours and I took this Baci cake and it was a hit. Both adults and children enjoyed it and came for second helpings .
My friends recipe says 400g ground almonds but as Baci are made with hazelnuts I decided to use ground hazelnuts.
Ingredients:
- 400g ground almonds or ground hazelnuts
- 1 (20ozs )packet cream crackers
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 6 egg whites
- 2 tablespoons cocoa
- 2 tablespoons drinking chocolate
- Nutella or hazelnut chocolate spread
Method:
In a big bowl mix the crushed crackers and ground hazelnuts or almonds.
Mix in the cocoa and drinking chocolate.
In another bowl beat the egg whites and sugar well .
Add this to the big bowl and mix .
Pour in the melted butter and vanilla mixing well.
Put the cake mixture in a greased tin ,I used a 27cm x8cm x27cm square spring form tin.
Bake in preheated moderate oven 160C for about 20minutes .
Leave to cool then heat the hazelnut spread on low heat or in microwave and pour over cake . Decorate with chopped hazelnuts or almonds,white and dark chocolate flakes or why not Baci chocolates. 
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