Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups ground walnuts
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 7 egg whites

For the filling:

  • 3 egg yolks
  • 3 tablespoons strong coffee
  • ½ cup sugar, plus 1 tablespoon
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • Confectioners’ sugar
  • Nutritional Information
    • Nutritional analysis per serving (10 servings)

      341 calories; 23 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 3 grams monounsaturated fat; 16 grams polyunsaturated fat; 31 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 27 grams sugars; 5 grams protein; 18 milligrams cholesterol; 7 milligrams sodium

    • Note: Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available data.

8 to 12 servings

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 400. Mix together walnuts and three-fourths cup sugar. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold in walnut mixture. Divide into three round eight- or nine-inch cake tins that have been well buttered and floured. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until delicately browned. Cool in tins.
  2. Mix egg yolks, coffee and one-half cup sugar and heat over low flame, stirring briskly until thick and creamy. (Do not boil.) Cool.
  3. Stir chopped walnuts and remaining one tablespoon sugar over low heat until browned. Add to coffee and egg mixture. Spread filling between layers.
  4. Sprinkle top with confectioners’ sugar.

45 minutes

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