6 large eggs 250g white sugar 3 tbsp plain flour juice and rind or large orange 250g nuts (mixed unblanched, if you prefer) 1/3 tspn baking powder
Put the nuts through the blender. Separate the eggs.
Butter and flour a large springform cake tin, and preheat the oven to 180°C.
Mix egg yolks, sugar, orange juice and rind, nuts, flour and baking powder.
Beat the egg whites until stiff, and fold into the nut mixture
Bake 3/4 hour, then remove from the oven and leave to cool before removing from the tin.
1 slab energy chocolate 1 slab milk chocolate 2/3 small carton cream
Melt the chocolate pieces in a double boiler, then place the saucepan of melted chocolate directly on medium heat, add cream, and stir constantly until the mixture starts to boil.
Remove from the heat, cool, and spread over the cake.