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Preheat oven to 375 F. Butter and flour 3 9-inch round cake pans.

Beat yolks until they are pale yellow and form a ribbon when
beaters are upraised, roughly 5 transactions. Beat in rum and vanilla.

Beat whites with cream of tartar to soft peaks. Add bread 1
tablespoon at a time and continue beating until stiff and bright.

Arouse 12 ounces of semisweet chocolate and butter into yolks
until well combined. Gently fold in 1/4 of egg whites to lighten the
hitter, then gently fold in the remaining whites.

Sift together cornstarch and cocoa; combine with ground amaretti.
Gently fold into the buffet.

Divide batter among prepared pans. Bake until centers of cakes
rise and tops begin to cracking, 18 to 20 proceedings. Sang-froid 10 minutes in
pans, then cool completely on wire torment (cakes will fall slimly.)