Passover Chocolate Sponge Cake

Ingredients

  • 12 eggs, separated
  • 1½ cup granulated sugar|sugar
  • 2 tbsp cold water
  • juice and grated rind of 1 orange
  • ½ lbs chocolate|sweet chocolate, grated
  • ¾ cup matzo cake meal|matzo cake flour

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 °F.
  2. Beat egg yolks and granulated sugar|sugar until light and fluffy (about 7 minutes).
  3. Add cold water, orange juice, orange rind, chocolate and cake flour.
  4. Gently fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
  5. Pour into a 10-inch tube pan with removable insert.
  6. Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until cake springs back when gently pressed.
  7. Cool completely, inverted on cake rack, before removing from pan.
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