Flourless Walnut Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 large eggs, separated
• 1 cup splenda granular
• 1 tablespoon splenda granular
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest, grated
• 3/4 lb walnuts, finely ground
• powdered sugar, to garnish (optional)
• cocoa (to garnish) (optional)
• fresh berries, garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375°f
• 2 lightly butter and flour an 8-inch round cake pan.
• 3 using an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks and sugar together until light and fluffy, approximately 4 minutes. stir in the lemon zest.
• 4 in a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until they hold stiff peaks.
• 5 fold one quarter of the whites into the egg-yolk mixture to lighten it.
• 6 add the ground walnuts, stirring until thoroughly blended.
• 7 carefully fold in the remaining egg whites to maintain a light texture.
• 8 pour the batter into the pan and bake for about 60 minutes or until firm and golden brown.
• 9 cool on a rack before removing the cake from the pan.
• 10 to serve, slice into wedges.
• 11 if desired, dust alternately with powdered sugar and cocoa and arrange with fresh berries.
• 12 wine suggestions:.
• 13 late harvest riesling or sweet orange muscat wines.