Passover Nut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

10 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons matzo cake meal
1 tablespoon plum brandy (slivovitz)
1/2 lb walnuts, finely ground (scant 1.5 cups)

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350degF.
Lightly grease a 9 inch springform pan.
Beat the egg yolks with the sugar until the mixture is pale yellow and thick. Add the cake meal and slivovitz. Slowly beat in the ground nuts.
With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until stiff but not fry. Gently fold them into the yolk-nut mixture.
Turn the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 50minutes to 1 hour, until the cake has risen substantially and is lightly colored on top.
Cool the cake on a rack. As it cools, it will deflate.
Remove the sides of the pan.
It is best served the day it's made.