Hungarian Flourless Hazelnut Cake

Ingredients

• 12 ounces hazelnuts
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 6 eggs yolks
• 0.63 cups white sugar
• 6 eggs whites
• 1 pint heavy whipping cream
• 0.13 cups chopped hazelnuts , for garnish

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch springform pan. Grind hazelnuts until very fine. Add baking powder and set aside.

2. 2

   In a large bowl, whip the egg yolks with the sugar until pale yellow in color. Beat in the ground hazelnut mixture.

3. 3

   In a separate CLEAN bowl, with a CLEAN whisk, whip the egg whites until stiff. Quickly fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the yolk mixture, then add the remaining whites and fold in until no streaks remain.

4. 4

   Pour into a 9 inch springform. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 75 minutes, or until top of cake springs back when lightly tapped. Cool on wire rack.

5. 5

   When cake is cool, slice horizontally into 3 layers. Whip the cream until stiff, and spread generously between layers, on top and on the sides of the cake. Sprinkle chopped hazelnuts on top for decoration.