Photo: David Holifield
The Wessel Cake
8 ingredients
30 min + 45 min
1 10-inch cake
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"This is an old family recipe guarded as a state secret for over 100 years. It is too good not to be shared. Nutty cake bottom with chocolate mousse-like cream topping. Rich, delicate and always a success! Refrigerates well. The cake bottom may be frozen."
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
391
Calories
8g
Protein
26g
Fat
30g
Carbs
Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Coffee | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups finely ground almonds
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 8 egg whites
- 5 1/2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules
- 1/4 cup boiling water
- 2/3 cup butter, room temperature
- 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
Directions
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