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Fluffy Walnut Cake Recipe

Yields1 ServingPrep Time10 minsCook Time1 hr 10 minsTotal Time1 hr 20 mins

?Fluffy Walnut Cake is a cake made with walnuts and often served with a cream cheese frosting. It can also be made with a chocolate frosting or a simple glaze.

 ¾ c Matzo meal
 ¾ c Potato starch
 ½ ts Salt
 6 Egg yolks
 1 3/4 c Sugar
 1 c Orange juice
 1 1/2 c Ground walnuts
 1 tb Grated lemon rind
 6 Egg whites; stiffly beaten
1

Mix the matzo meal, potato starch and salt together.

2

Beat yolks until thick; gradually add the sugar, beating until lemon colored. Add matzo-meal mixture alternately with the orange juice.

3

Fold in the walnuts and lemon rind, and then the egg whites. Turn into a 9-inch tube pan.

4

Bake in a 325 degree oven 1 hour or until browned and the cake shrinks away from the sides of the pan.

5

Cool on a cake rack. Serves 6 to 8.