Holiday Torte with Maple Glaze

Category: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Ready in 1 hour

Ingredients

Cooked and peeled

4 Eggs -- separated

1/4 ts Nutmeg

Unbleached white flour

1 c Pureed sweet potato --

1/4 c Safflower oil or melted

3/4 c Ground walnuts

1/2 c Whole-wheat pastry flour or

1 ts Baking soda

For coating pan

2/3 c Light honey

Grated rind of 1 orange

1/4 c Maple syrup

1 tb Baking Powder

1 pn Salt

1 ts Vanilla extract

Butter

Walnut halves

Safflower oil and flour --


Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil and flour 2 1/2- to 3-quart bundt pan. 2. In a food processor or blender, puree sweet potato, the 1/4 cup safflower oil, vanilla, egg yolks, and honey until smooth. Set aside. 3. Sift together nutmeg, flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir in ground walnuts and salt. Combine with sweet potato mixture and stir briefly. Add orange rind. 4. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Carefully fold into batter and pour into prepared bundt pan. Bake until a knife tip inserted in center comes out clean (about 40 minutes). Let cool for 10 minutes, then unmold. 5. In a small saucepan over high heat, boil maple syrup for 3 minutes. Pour over top of cooled cake. Decorate with walnut halves. Makes 1 bundt cake. Recipe By : the California Culinary Academy File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

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