Passover Baklava Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• cooking spray
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 3 large egg whites
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup matzo meal (cake meal)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 1/2 cups chopped hazelnuts
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• syrup
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 dash cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f; spray a round cake pan with cooking spray.
• 2 add sugars, oil, eggs and egg whites to a large mixing bowl.
• 3 beat at medium until blended.
• 4 stir in matzoh cake meal and next 5 ingredients and beat until well blended.
• 5 pour into cake pan and bake for 35 minutes.
• 6 cool completely on a wire rack.
• 7 combine syrup ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
• 8 lower to simmer and cook 25 minutes until thick.
• 9 cool completely.
• 10 pierce top of cake with a fork, pour syrup on top.
• 11 cover and chill overnight.