Chocolate Nut Sponge Cake




This recipe is from "Top Nosh" and was submitted by Elaine Landy

INGREDIENTS

10 extra large eggs, separated
1-3/4 cups sugar, divided
3/4 cup cake meal
1/4 cup potato starch
1/2 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon instant coffee
Pinch of salt
1/4 cup orange juice
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
Confectioners' sugar, for topping

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Use ungreased 10-inch tube pan with removable bottom.

In large mixing bowl beat egg yolks well. Add 1 cup sugar and continue beating.

Sift dry ingredients together and add to yolks, alternating with orange juice.

In separate bowl beat egg whites until stiff. Slowly add 3/4 cup sugar, beating until whites form soft peaks. Fold in yolk mixture, then nuts. Pour into baking pan.

Bake 1 hour. Cool 1 hour, run knife around sides of pan and invert to turn out cake. Sprinkle on confectioners' sugar.