Passover Chocolate Nut Cake
- 1 Tbsp. matzo meal or matzo cake meal, for dusting
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) semi-sweet baking chocolate, divided
- 6 eggs, separated
- 3/4 cup sugar, divided
- 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) margarine, softened
- 1 tsp. grated orange zest Safeway 1 lb For $0.79 thru 02/09
- 1 cup walnut pieces, finely ground
- 1/4 cup apricot jam
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Grease and dust side of 9-inch springform pan with matzo meal.
- Melt 7 oz.
- of the chocolate as directed on pkg.
- ; set aside.
- Beat egg yolks and 1/2 cup of the sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until thick and lemon colored.
- Add margarine; beat until light and fluffy.
- Add melted chocolate, orange zest and walnuts; mix well.
- Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer on high speed until foamy.
- Gradually add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
- Gently stir into chocolate mixture.
- Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake 35 to 40 min.
- or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan on wire rack 10 min.
- Run small knife or spatula around rim of pan to loosen cake; remove rim of pan.
- Gently loosen cake from bottom of pan with spatula; place cake on wire rack.
- Cool completely.
- Microwave jam in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 10 sec.
- Spread over top of cake.
- Melt remaining 1 oz.
- chocolate as directed on pkg.
- ; drizzle over cake.
- Let stand until chocolate is firm.
matzo meal, semisweet baking chocolate, eggs, sugar, margarine, walnut pieces, apricot jam
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/passover-chocolate-nut-cake-54065.aspx (may not work)