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Sarah Copeland makes this cake using nuts from the trees on her mother-in-law's property. This lovely, light cake has just four ingredients and is filled with apricot preserves.

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Nutritional Information

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walnut cake with apricot preserves

? Anders Schonnemann

Serves: 8

Total Time: 1 hr

Prep Time: 20 min

Oven Temp: 325

Ingredients
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    Unsalted butter, for greasing the pan
    All-purpose flour, for dusting the pan
    3 1/2 cup(s) (about 10 ounces) walnuts
    2/3 cup(s) sugar
    2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
    6 large eggs, separated
    1/2 cup(s) apricot preserves
    Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
    Whipped cream, for serving
    Sliced peaches, for serving

Directions

    Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9-inch springform pan. In a food processor, pulse the walnuts with a pinch of the sugar until very finely ground. Add the baking powder and pulse to combine.
    In a large bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, beat the egg whites at high speed until soft peaks form.
    In another bowl, beat the egg yolks with the remaining sugar at medium-high speed until pale and thick, about 3 minutes. At hand coffee grinderlow speed, beat in the walnuts, just to combine.
    Stir one-third of the egg whites into the batter. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the remaining beaten whites in 2 batches, until no streaks remain.
    Scrape the batter into the pan and bake for 40 minutes, until golden and springy. Transfer to a rack and let cool in the pan. Run the tip of a knife around the cake and unmold it.
    Using a serrated knife, split the cake horizontally. Set the bottom layer on a cake plate and spread with the apricot preserves. Replace the top layer and dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into wedges and serve with Beverly skin refining center whipped cream and sliced peaches.