Ingredients
- 1 cup walnuts or pecans
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 egg
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 recipe Mocha Frosting
- Chocolate curls (optional)
Instructions
- Grease and lightly flour two 8x1 1/2-inch round baking pans; set aside.
- In a medium bowl combine the walnuts or pecans, flour, and baking powder.
- In a blender container or food processor bowl blend eggs and sugar,
- covered, til smooth. Add nut mixture. Cover and blend til smooth.
- Spread cake batter in prepared pans.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or til cake springs back when
- lightly touched (center may dip slightly). Cool in pans for 10 minutes on
- wire racks. Remove from pans; cool completely.
- Split each cake layer in half. Spread Mocha Frosting between layers and
- on top and sides of cake. Chill frosted cake several hours before
- serving. To serve, cut into wedges; top with chocolate curls, if desired.
- Mocha Frosting: In a small chilled mixer bowl dissolve 1 teaspoon crushed
- instant coffee crystals in 1 cup whipping cream; beat with an electric
- mixer on low speed til slightly thickened. Add 1/3 cup sugar and 1/4 cup
- unsweetened cocoa powder; beat til stiff peaks form. Makes 2 1/2 cups.