Nutty Chocolate Orange Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 2/3 cups blanched almonds
2 cups walnuts
7 oz dark chocolate, chopped
1 cup butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup granulated sugar
5 None large eggs, separated
1 tbsp orange zest
None None powdered sugar, for dusting

Preparation

Preheat oven to 275\u00b0F. Grease and line a deep 9 inch square cake pan with parchment paper.
Blend or process nuts and chocolate until finely chopped. Set aside.
Beat butter, vanilla and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating until combined between additions. Stir in chocolate mixture and orange zest. Whip egg whites to soft peaks then fold into chocolate mixture in 2 batches. Transfer to prepared pan and bake for 1 hour 15 mins, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool to room temperature in pan then cover and chill for 3 hours or overnight.
Cut cake into squares. Serve dusted with powdered sugar.