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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  North American >> Canadian >> Canadian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 375°; Line three 9 inch round cake pans with waxed paper; set aside. | 2. Place egg whites in a large bowl and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. | 3. In another mixing bowl, beat egg yolks until slightly thickened. | 4. Gradually add 1 cup of the granulated sugar beating until thick and lemon colored; beat in vanilla. | 5. Combine nuts, bread crumbs, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt; stir into the egg mixture until combined. | 6. Add remaining 1/4 teaspoon of the salt to the egg whites and beat with electric mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form. | 7. Gradually beat in remaining 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons at a timebeating on high until stiff glossy peaks form and the sugar is completely dissolved. | 8. Gradually fold egg white mixture into the batter until just blended. | 9. Divide batter amongst prepared cake pans and bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes. | 10. Cool 20 minutes, then remove from pans and complete cooling on wire racks; remove waxed paper. | 11. In a small bowl, beat heavy cream until it begins to thicken. | 12. Add confectioner's sugar and vanilla, beating until stiff peaks form. | 13. Cover and chill until you're ready to assemble the cake. | 14. In a large saucepan, melt butter and chocolate over low heat; then remove from burner. | 15. Stir in coffee, vanilla and confectioner's sugar. | 16. Spread the chilled filling between the three layers, stacking them as you go. | 17. Then cover the tops and sides of the cake with the mocha frosting; garnish with the pecan halves. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
egg	7		seperated	500.5	2.52	43.96	33.285
sugar	1	cup	granulated divided	319.8	60.008	10.01	4.992
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
walnut	1 1/4	cups	ground	2408.9	0.0	0.0	272.5
pecan	1 1/4	cups	ground	357.9333	67.08	7.3667	7.54
breadcrumb	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
baking powder	1	teaspoon		2.438	1.2742	0.0	0.0
salt	3/4	teaspoon	divided	-	-	-	-
heavy cream	1	cup		408.0	3.2880000000000003	3.408	43.29600000000001
confectioner ' sugar	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
butter	1/4	cup		342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
baker chocolate square	4			-	-	-	-
coffee	1/2	cup	brewed	75.33	12.5024	2.5029	1.7496
vanilla extract	2	teaspoons		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
confectioner ' sugar	3	cups		-	-	-	-
pecan half		halves		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.