Ginger Torte

Photo: flickr user norwichnuts

Ingredients

3 cups Finely chopped 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 (fresh)

1 lrg Orange, grated zest of

2 tablespoons Finely chopped candied ginger

Powdered sugar for garnish

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350*F. Oil or spray a 10 Inch tube pan. Combine nuts with 1/2 cup of the sugar, flour, ground ginger and salt. Beat egg yolks and the remaining sugar until thick and pale, about 8 minutes. Stir in the orange juice zest and candied ginger. Fold nut mixture into yolk mixture with a spatula. In a large bowl beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining 1/2 cup sugar. Fold whites into yolk batter and pour into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in a centre comes out

Serves 12.