ORANGE CHOCOLATE CAKE

From Suzanne

Ingredients:

  • 9 whole eggs separated
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup almonds, ground fine
  • 1 tbsp. potato starch
  • 3 tbsp. matzo cake meal, sifted
  • 1 tbsp. powdered instant coffee (I use dark chocolate powder)
  • 1 package semi-sweet chocolate pieces
  • Grated rind from one orange

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°
  2. Beat egg whites until foamy, slowly add ½ cup sugar while beating until stiff, but not dry. Set aside.
  3. Beat egg yolks with remaining ½ cup sugar. Beat together until light and looking like meringue.
  4. Fold dry ingredients into yolk mixture.
  5. Gently fold in egg whites.
  6. Pour batter into a 9-10” tube pan, greased and floured with cake meal.
  7. Bake for 45 minutes