Passover Carrot Walnut Torte

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3/4 cup matzo cake meal, plus additional for dusting the pan
• 6 large eggs, separated, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup grated carrot
• 1 cup ground walnuts
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 set oven rack at middle of oven; preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease a 9 inch springform pan and dust with matzo cake meal.
• 3 in a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat egg yolks until thick and pale, add sugar gradually, beating. beat until very thick.
• 4 add carrots, nuts, vanilla and ¾ cup matzo cake meal. beat until combined well.
• 5 in a separate bowl with clean beaters, beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until they just hold stiff peaks.
• 6 stir ½ cup of the beaten egg whites into the carrot mixture. fold in remaining egg whites gently but thoroughly.
• 7 pour into pan. bake about 40 to 45 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
• 8 let cool in pan on a wire rack. run a knife around edge of pan; remove side of pan.