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Correo Electrónico
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Ingredientes
- Finnegan's Chocolate Cream Cake, crumbled
- 1 cup lightly salted, roasted almonds, chopped (I pulsed mine in the food processor)
- 3 Tablespoons butter
- 1 Tablespoon Almond Milk
- 2 teaspoons coconut extract
- 1-1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
- toasted coconut
- dipping chocolate
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