Recipe - Kahlua Walnut Cake

1 One half cup Unsalted butter; room
temperature
2 cup Sugar
6 Eggs; separated
3 One half cup All purpose flour
One half teaspoon Salt
1 1/3 cup Kahlua
One half cup Cold strong coffee
2 cup Walnut pieces
One half teaspoon Cream of tartar
1 One half teaspoon Powdered sugar; sifted
1 One half teaspoon Instant coffee or espresso
powder

Line bottom of greased 10 inch tube pan with circle of parchment or brown
paper. Grease paper.

In large bowl, cream butter. Beat in sugar until smooth and fluffy. Beat in
egg yolks. Sift flour with salt, then stir about 1/3 of flour mixture into
butter mixture. Combine One half cup Kahlua with coffee. Stir 1/3 cup of
Kahlua/coffee mixture into batter. Continue to alternate flour and liquid
until used. Stir in nuts. In large bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Beat
in cream of tartar, then beat until stiff, but not dry. Carefully fold egg
whites into batter. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake at 275 for 2 to 2 1/2
hours or until top is golden and sides of cake are pulling away from pan.
Set on wire cooling rack and drizzle remaining One half cup kahlua over top.
Cool 30 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely. Before serving,
sift mixture of powdered sugar and expresso/coffee powder on top.

Recipe by: Kahlua Guide

Posted to recipeludigest by Balcorn balcorn@earthlink.net on Mar 7, 1998