637. Torta di Noci

Walnut Cake

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Pellegrino Artusi

Published 1998

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Ingredients

  • 140 grams (about 5 ounces) of shelled walnuts
  • 140 grams (about 5

Method

Grind the nuts and the sugar in a mortar until fine, then put in a bowl and mix in the chocolate, vanilla sugar, and eggs, first adding the yolks and the whites, beaten until stiff. Lastly stir in the candied citron, chopped up very fine.

Take a baking pan large enough for the finished dessert to be no more than two fingers high, grease it with butter, and coat with bread crumbs. Bake i