Hazelnusstorte(Hazelnut Cake) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 eggs, separated
1 whole egg
1 c. ground hazelnuts
3/4 c. sugar
1/3 c. bread crumbs
1 tsp. flour
1 1/2 c. heavy cream
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/3 c. ground hazelnuts

Preparation

Preheat oven to 275\u00b0 with rack in center of oven.
Beat egg yolks and the whole egg until thick and light.
Gradually beat in 1/2 cup sugar, then the 1 cup hazelnuts and bread crumbs.
Continue to beat until mixture forms a dense, moist mass.
Beat egg whites until very foamy, then add remaining 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; beat until whites form stiff peaks.
Mix about 1/4 of whites into hazelnut mixture.
Sprinkle with flour and gently fold in the remaining whites, just until no trace of whites remains Grease and flour 10-inch spring-form pan.