Safta Miriam's Passover Seven-Layer Cake

Ingredients

• 3.5 squaress bittersweet chocolate , 1 ounce
• 1 cup superfine sugar , more as needed
• 0.5 cups margarine
• 3 large eggs , separated
• 1 bottle Concord grape wine , 750 milliliter
• 8 matzos sheets
• 0.25 cups finely chopped nuts

Instructions

1. 1

   Place chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl; microwave in 15-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until chocolate is almost melted. Stir until smooth. Set aside.

2. 2

   Beat 1 cup sugar and margarine together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, until well blended; fold in chocolate.

3. 3

   Beat egg whites and 1 pinch sugar in a medium bowl until stiff peaks form; fold into chocolate mixture.

4. 4

   Pour ¼ bottle wine into an 8x8-inch baking dish. Soak 1 matzo sheet briefly on both sides; transfer to a serving platter (do not oversoak or matzo will fall apart). Add more wine to the baking dish as needed.

5. 5

   Spread thin layer chocolate mixture over wine-soaked matzo. Repeat soaking matzo and spreading with chocolate mixture; stack matzo layers on top of each other. Frost sides of matzo cake with remaining chocolate mixture.

6. 6

   Press nuts onto cake sides or sprinkle on top. Refrigerate before serving, 8 hours to overnight.