Ukrainian Bread Torte
Ingredients
Instructions
- Mix the bread crumbs with the wine, grated lemon rind, and lemon juice.
- Beat the egg yolks until very light.
- Add the sugar gradually and continue beating.
- Stir in the bread crumbs, salt, almonds, and baking powder.
- Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into the batter.
- Spoon into a buttered 9x12-inch baking pan.
- Bake in a moderate oven 350F for about 40 minutes.
- When the torte is about done, prepare the following syrup of the remaining ingredients: Mix the sugar with the water, wine and spices, and heat gently without boiling it.
- Strain.
- Pour the hot syrup slowly over the hot baked torte until all of it is absorbed.
- Cool the torte and then remove from the pan.
- Ice with a Mocha Icing.
- Mocha Icing: Cream the butter.
- Add the sugar gradually and beat until creamy.
- Blend the coffee with the cocoa and add to the mixture.
- Stir in the vanilla.
- Beat thoroughly.
- Cool.
- Before spreading the icing, beat it again.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1106
kcal
55% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).