Lemon-Pecan Torte
- 2 tablespoons matzo meal
- 7 large eggs eparated
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 cups pecans coarsely ground
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 each egg yolks
- 13 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon margarine
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- Preheat oven to 325F (160C).
- Grease 9 inch springform pan; dust with matzoh meal.
- Prepare Torte: Whisk yolks and sugar in large bowl to blend.
- Stir in pecans and lemon rind.
- Beat egg whites and lemon juice in large bowl until stiff but not dry peaks form.
- Stir 1/4 of whites into yolk mixture.
- Fold in remaining whites until blended.
- Scrape into prepared pan.
- Bake in 325F (160C) oven for 1 hour or until firm in center to touch.
- Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes.
- Cake will sink in center.
- Meanwhile, prepare Glaze: Combine yolk, lemon juice, sugar and margarine in small saucepan.
- Bring to simmering over medium heat, whisking constantly.
- Off heat, stir in rind.
- Pokes holes in top of cake with long skewer.
- With cake still in springform pan, spooon glaze over.
- Let stand a few minutes so glaze seeps in.
- Remove cake from pan by running thin knife around rim to release cake; remove sides.
- Garnish with lemon peel, if you wish.
matzo meal, eggs, sugar, pecans, lemon zest, lemon juice, egg yolks, lemon juice, sugar, margarine, lemon zest
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/lemon-pecan-torte-32902 (may not work)