Polish chocolate & walnut cake

Prepare

1. 🥄Heat the oven to 170C/150C fan/gas 3½.
2. 🔥Line a 30 x 22cm shallow baking tin with baking parchment.
3. 🧂Sift the flour and mix it with cocoa, then set aside.

Steps

1. 🔥Beat the egg whites until stiff, then add the sugar to them in small batches.

Prepare

1. 🧂Add the egg yolks, one by one, whisking constantly.
2. 🍳Tip in the flour mixture and gently fold everything together with a spatula.
3. 🫇Pour the prepared batter into the lined tin and bake for 35 mins.

Steps

1. 🍳Cool for 5 mins, remove from the tin and re-line the tin with baking parchment.
2. 🫇step 2

Prepare

1. 🫇To make the meringue, whisk the whites until stiff, then gradually whisk in the sugar, one tablespoon at a time.
2. 🍽️When you have a stiff and shiny meringue, fold in the finely chopped walnuts, flour and startch.
3. 🌿Spread the mixture into the re-lined tin and cook for 40 mins on the same heat.

Steps

1. 🍽️Remove from the oven and leave to cool.
2. 🌿step 3
3. ✨For the chocolate glaze, heat the cream over low heat,

Prepare

1. 🌿then remove from the heat, pour the chopped chocolate into it and mix it until it melts and becomes shiny.

Steps

1. ✨step 4

Prepare

1. 🥄Cut the cooled chocolate sponge cake and meringue into two layers.

Serve

1. 🔥Put the nut meringue on top of the bottom layer of sponge and sprinkle on some of the reserved walnuts.

Steps

1. 🧂Add another layer of meringue and then the upper layer of chocolate sponge cake and cover the top with chocolate glaze.
2. 🍳Decorate with walnuts.
3. 🫇Put the finished cake in the fridge for 1-2 hrs before serving.