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Ingredients
- 6 eggs, separated
- 3/4 cup sugar, divided
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, broken into pieces, melted
- 1 tsp. orange zest
- 1 cup finely chopped PLANTERS Walnuts
Method
- Heat oven to 350F.
- Beat egg whites in small bowl with mixer on high speed until foamy.
- Gradually beat in 1/4 cup sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Set aside.
- Beat egg yolks and remaining sugar in medium bowl with mixer on high speed until thick and lemon colored.
- Add butter; mix well.
- Blend in chocolate and zest.
- Stir in nuts.
- Gently stir in egg whites.
- Spread onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan sprayed with cooking spray.
- Bake 35 to 40 min.
- or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan 10 min.
- Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake; remove rim.
- Cool cake completely on wire rack.
