PASSOVER CHOCOLATE NUT CAKE WITH GRILLED ORANGES

PASSOVER CHOCOLATE NUT CAKE WITH GRILLED ORANGES image

Yield serves 12 people

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 Cup of each: pecans, hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts
7 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
3/4 cup sugar
8 large eggs, seperated
1 tsp grated lemon zest
1 Tbsp grated orange zest
12 navel oranges, peel and pith cut away and sections cut free from membranes
1/2 cup honey

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9 inch springform pan and line bottom with parchment paper. In batches in a food processor grind nuts fine, pulsing motor. In the food processor, grind chocolate fine with 6 Tbsp sugar. In a bowl with an electric mixer beat egg yolks until thick and pale and add chocolate mixture. Add zest and beat until just combined. In another bowl with cleaned beaters beat egg whites and remaining 6 Tbsp sugar to soft peaks. Fold nuts and egg white mixture alternately into yolk mixture gently but thoroughly until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 55 min. or until tester comes out clean. Cool cake in pan and remove sides of pan. In a bowl, gently toss orange sections with honey and let stand 10 min. Broil oranges until charred. Serve cake with grilled oranges.