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The Wessel Cake
Photo: David Holifield

The Wessel Cake

8 ingredients 30 min + 45 min 1 10-inch cake openrecipes
The Wessel Cake

"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."

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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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By allrecipes · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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