Pecan Torte with Strawberries and Cream

Name: Pecan Torte with Strawberries and Cream
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 larges eggs, separated, at room temperature; 355 milliliters chilled heavy cream (optional); 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest; 4 Tbsps matzo cake meal; 177 grams 1/4 cups pecans; 0 teaspoons salt; 473 milliliters 3/4 pint strawberries, sliced lengthwise; 237 milliliters sugar

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Pecan Torte with Strawberries and Cream a try. This recipe serves 10. One serving contains 391 calories, 7g of protein, and 29g of fat. Head to the store and pick up eggs, heavy cream, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.

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Oven

Pulse pecans, cake meal, and 3 tablespoons sugar in a food processor until nuts are very finely chopped.

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Pecans

Sugar

Nuts

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Food Processor

Beat yolks and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until pale and very thick. Stir in lemon zest and juice.

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Lemon Zest

Juice

Sugar

Egg Yolk

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Beat whites with salt in another bowl with cleaned beaters on high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in 5 tablespoons sugar and beat until whites just hold stiff, glossy peaks.

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Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

In 3 batches, alternately fold nut mixture and whites into yolk mixture. Spoon batter into ungreased pan and smooth top.

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Egg Yolk

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Frying Pan

Bake cake in middle of oven until golden and a tester comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in pan, upside-down, 2 hours. (If pan has "legs," stand it on those. Otherwise, invert pan over neck of a bottle.)

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Oven

Frying Pan

Turn pan right side up, then run a long thin knife around outer edge of cake with a smooth (not sawing) motion. Loosen center in same manner.

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Knife