Hungarian Walnut Torte (Diós Torta) 🇭🇺
Ingredients
For the cake
- 200 g (2 cups) ground walnuts
- 150 g (¾ cup) sugar
- 5 eggs (separated)
- 50 g (⅓ cup) flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla sugar or vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
For the cream
- 200 g (7 oz) butter
- 150 g (¾ cup) powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder (optional)
- 1 tsp vanilla
Optional topping
- Chopped walnuts or chocolate glaze
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Beat egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff peaks form.
- In another bowl beat egg yolks and sugar until light and creamy.
- Mix in ground walnuts, flour, baking powder, and vanilla.
- Gently fold in the egg whites.
- Pour batter into a greased cake pan.
- Bake for 25–30 minutes. Let cool completely.
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