Almond Cake

Ingredients

• 200 gr almonds, ground
• 1 Tbs matzo meal mixed with 1 tsp baking powder
• 5 eggs
• 3/4 C sugar
• 1 Tbs cognac (optional)
• Syrup = 1 C sugar + 1 C water

Directions

1. Line a 26 cm spring form pan with baking paper
2. In the mixing bowl, beat well eggs with sugar until light and fluffy.
3. At very low speed add gradually, almonds and matzo meal with BP.
4. Scrape batter into prepared pan. Smooth surface.
5. Bake the cake in 180 C preheated oven for about 45 minutes.
6. Cool completely the cake.
7. Remove the base of the cake.
8. Remove the baking paper.
9. Place the cake onto a serving plate.
10. Prepare a syrup with 1 C sugar, 1 C water
11. Pour hot syrup over cool cake.

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Ingredients

• 100 gr dark chocolate
• 2 eggs (whites and yolks separated)
• 1 Tbs sugar
• 50 gr margarine

Directions

1. Melt chocolate and margarine in micro wave
2. Beat egg whites with sugar
3. Mix egg yolks with melted chocolate mixture
4. Fold egg whites into chocolate mixture.
5. Spread frosting over the cake.