Ukrainian Bread Torte

• 1 cup dry bread crumbs
• 2 tbsp. sherry wine
• 1/2 lemon, grated rind and juice of
• 6 eggs, separated
• 1 cup sugar
• Few grains salt
• 1 cup almonds, blanched and chopped fine
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 3 tbsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. water
• 1/4 cup sherry wine
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 2 whole cloves
• 1/4 cup softened butter
• 1-3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 4 tbsp. strong hot coffee (or more to taste)
• 1-1/2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla

1. Mix the bread crumbs with the wine, grated lemon rind, and lemon juice.
2. Beat the egg yolks until very light.
3. Add the sugar gradually and continue beating.
4. Stir in the bread crumbs, salt, almonds, and baking powder.
5. Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into the batter.
6. Spoon into a buttered 9x12-inch baking pan.
7. Bake in a moderate oven 350F for about 40 minutes.
8. When the torte is about done, prepare the following syrup of the remaining ingredients: Mix the sugar with the water, wine and spices, and heat gently without boiling it.
9. Strain.
10. Pour the hot syrup slowly over the hot baked torte until all of it is absorbed.
11. Cool the torte and then remove from the pan.
12. Ice with a Mocha Icing.
13. Mocha Icing: Cream the butter.
14. Add the sugar gradually and beat until creamy.
15. Blend the coffee with the cocoa and add to the mixture.
16. Stir in the vanilla.
17. Beat thoroughly.
18. Cool.
19. Before spreading the icing, beat it again.

bread crumbs, sherry wine, lemon, eggs, sugar, salt, almonds, baking powder, sugar, water, sherry wine, cinnamon, cloves, butter, confectioners, coffee, unsweetened cocoa, vanilla

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/17571 (may not work)