Recipe Instructions:
8 ounces ground walnuts
9 ounces fine sugar
6 eggs, at room temperature
8 walnut halves, for decoration
1 dash icing sugar for decoration
Sweetened whipping cream for serving
Directions
Butter and flour a 9-inch pan. Preheat the oven to 350° F.
Separate the egg yolks from the whites. Beat the sugar with the yolks until very fluffy and light in color, about 8 to 10 minutes. With a spatula, mix in the ground walnuts.
Beat the egg whites to soft peaks. In three parts, delicately fold the egg whites into the yolk mixture.
Pour the cake mixture into the pan and bake until it starts to shrink from the sides and a toothpick comes out just slightly humid but with no crumbs or cake mixture - 30 / 40 minutes depending on the oven. Do not overbake - it should be moist inside!
Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before turning it out on a cooling rack.
When cool, transfer to a serving plate, dust with a cloud of icing sugar, and decorate with the walnut halves. Serve with slightly cold whipped cream. Enjoy!
