Almond Ginger Torte

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 cups ground almonds
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 10 eggs, separated
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 large orange, zest of, grated
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped candied ginger
• powdered sugar (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 oil or spray a 10 inch tube pan.
• 3 combine ground nuts with 1/2 cup of the sugar, flour, ground ginger and salt.
• 4 in the bowl of your stand mixer, beat the egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar on medium speed with the whisk attachment until thick and pale; about eight minutes.
• 5 stir in the orange juice, zest and candied ginger.
• 6 then fold the nut mixture into yolk mixture with a spatula.
• 7 in a large bowl beat egg whites until soft peaks form then gradually beat the last 1/2 cup of sugar into the egg whites until they are glossy.
• 8 fold the egg whites into the yolk batter and pour into the prepared pan.
• 9 bake for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 10 let the cake cool to room temperature in the pan, then invert onto serving plate.
• 11 dust with powdered sugar and serve.