Passover Hazelnut Loaf Cake

This Passover hazelnut loaf cake is kosher for Passover and tastes like Nutella without the chocolate!

Ingredients

  • 5 eggs, separated
  • ½ lb shelled blanched hazelnuts
  • 1 scant cup white granulated sugar
Passover Hazelnut Loaf Cake

Photo: Scott Robinson from Rockville, MD, USA / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0

Procedure

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C).
  2. Grind the hazelnuts to in a food processor until fine. You should have about 3½ cups.
  3. Whip sugar and egg yolks until light yellow.
  4. Whip the whites until soft peaks form.
  5. Fold the ground nuts and the egg whites into the egg yolk mixture.
  6. Pour into a shallow wide-brimmed oven-safe dish.
  7. Bake for 30 minutes until the surface is golden brown.