CINNAMON-APPLE-APRICOT
CAKE FOR PASSOVER
-APPLE LAYER-
5 lg Apples ; sliced thin 6 Dried Apricot halves ;
1/4 c Sugar -;coarsely minced
1 ts Cinnamon
CAKE
3 Eggs ;separated 3/4 c Matzoh Cake Meal
3/4 c Sugar 1/3 c Oil
2 ts Vanilla pn Salt
2 ts Lemon zest ;grated fine
TOPPING
1/3 c Walnuts ;finely chopped 2 ts Cinnamon
1/2 Sugar
1. Toss apples with sugar and cinnamon. Set apples and
apricots aside.
2. Om bowl, combine egg yolks, sugar, vanilla, lemon
zest, matzoh meal and oil. Blend until smooth. In a
separate bowl, whip the egg whites with pinch of salt
until stiff and glossy. Loosen batter with generous
dollop of egg whites, then fold remaining egg whites
into batter.
3. Spoon half of abatter into greased 9 inch
springform pan. Arrange apples on top. Dot with minced
apricot and cover with remaining batter. Batter will
be thick and sticky; don’t worry about spreading it
evenly.
4. Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over cake
batter. Bake 50 to 55 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes 8
to 10 portions.
Yields
8 portions