Passover Chocolate Nut Cake
- matzo meal or matzo cake meal, for dusting
- 8 squares (1 oz. each) semi-sweet baking chocolate, divided
- 6 eggs, separated
- 3/4 cup sugar, divided
- 3/4 cup margarine, softened
- 1 tsp. grated orange zest
- 1 cup toasted walnut pieces, finely ground
- 1/4 cup apricot jam
- Pre-heat oven to 350F.
- Grease and dust sides of 9-inch springform pan with matzo meal or matzo cake meal.
- Melt 7 squares chocolate; set aside.
- Beat egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar in medium bowl with electric mixer on high speed until thick and lemon-coloured.
- Beat in margarine.
- Blend in orange peel and melted chocolate.
- Stir in nuts.
- Beat egg whites in large 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 batter into prepared pan.
- Bake at 350F for 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean.
- Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
- Run a small knife around side of pan to loosen; remove side of pan.
- Gently remove cake with spatula from bottom of pan.
- Cool completely on wire rack.
- Microwave jam in microwaveable dish on HIGH 10 seconds.
- Spread over top of cake.
- Melt remaining 1 square chocolate; drizzle over jam.
matzo meal, semisweet baking chocolate, eggs, sugar, margarine, orange zest, toasted walnut pieces, apricot jam
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/passover-chocolate-nut-cake-82751.aspx (may not work)