Nut Cake three ingredients

Of all the recipes nut cakes, which you happen to meet, this will probably be the easiest. Torta di Noci - the name given to this delicacy at home in sunny Calabria. We just call it a cake of three ingredients, as for its preparation does not require anything other than eggs, sugar and nuts themselves.

The first thing to do is to turn the walnut kernels into flour. This can be done using conventional high-speed blender or meat grinder.

Next detach the proteins from egg yolks and whisk until white with sugar. If desired, the recipe can be supplemented lemon zest as perfumes. It is added directly to the beaten egg yolks.

Proteins also whisk in a solid foam separately.

Mix nut flour with yolk until a thick, pasty mass. To it was added in portions in the whipped egg whites, stirring gently all the components of the foam to retain a deep breath.

Spread batter in coated parchment and oiled form (our diameter - 20 cm), and then leave the cake baked at 180 degrees about an hour. Since nuts burn quickly, the last 10-15 minutes of cooking a cake, it may be necessary to cover the sheet of foil to the surface is not very dark.

Ready cake let cool completely - it is one of those desserts that are even better the next day.

Before serving, sprinkle the surface with icing sugar.

Ingredients:

• 340 g (3 cups) walnut kernels;
• 4 eggs;
• 225 grams (1 cup) sugar;
• zest of one lemon - on request.

preparation

1. Chop the walnuts into the flour.
2. Whisk the egg yolks with the sugar until white. Add to the mixture of lemon peel.
3. egg whites turn in a solid foam.
4. Mix egg yolks with nuts, and then add portionwise beaten egg whites, stirring gently.
5. Divide the mixture in the form of pre-lubricated with oil and its covering parchment. Bake at 180 degrees for one hour. Ready cake cool completely before serving.