📋 Ukrainian Walnut Torte Recipe

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Step-by-step photo instructions for making a traditional Ukrainian Walnut Torte (flourless) with a coffee whipped cream frosting and filling.

Course Dessert

Cuisine Ukrainian

Keyword cake, torte, Ukrainian, walnut

Special Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 40

assembly 20

Total Time 1 20

Servings slices

Calories 318kcal

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F /176 C.
Grease two 8 or 9 inch round layer pan with cake release or non stick cooking spray
Beat the egg yolks until light in color.
Gradually add sifted powdered sugar
Beat well until thick and fluffy.
Add the 2 cups of ground walnuts and the very fine bread crumbs to the yolk mixture.
Mix well.
In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff.
Gently fold the egg yolk mixture into the stiffly beaten egg whites.
Pour batter into the prepared pans
Bake in preheated oven for about 35-40 minutes or until instered cake tester or toothpick comes out clean .
Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes.

Make Stabilized Whipped cream Frosting and add coffee at the same time you add the vanilla extract and piping gel.
OR you can opt to use another type of frosting (buttercream, shortening-based or store-bought - see variations and substitutions in post)

Beat until stiff peaks form.
Stir in ¼ cup ground walnuts and mix well.
Place cake on a cake plate and add frosting to the top of the first cake (this is your filling)
Place second cake layer on top of filling.
Frost the top of the cake.
Frost the sides of the cake.
Continue to frost until cake is evenly covered in icing.

Move to a cake platter and garnish with walnut pieces. I 'toss' the walnuts at the sides of the cake to get them to stick.
To serve, cut with a serrated knife.

NOTE: Recipe adapted from: From Baba, with Love cookbook Pg. 251