Passoverbaklavacake Recipes

PASSOVER BAKLAVA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; spray a round cake pan with cooking spray.
• Add sugars, oil, eggs and egg whites to a large mixing bowl.
• Beat at medium until blended.
• Stir in matzoh cake meal and next 5 ingredients and beat until well blended.
• Pour into cake pan and bake for 35 minutes.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Combine syrup ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Lower to simmer and cook 25 minutes until thick.
• Cool completely.
• Pierce top of cake with a fork, pour syrup on top.
• Cover and chill overnight.

PASSOVER BAKLAVA

Steps:

• Take the matzah out of the water and cover with paper towels for 15-20 minutes or till soft enough to fold.
• Combine the first 4 ingredients with 3 tablespoons of the butter.
• Using an 8" square pan, make layers of matzah and nut mixture ending with a piece of matzah.
• Drizzle top of matzah with 2 1/2 tablespoons of melted butter.
• Bake@ 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• When almost cool, cut into squares.
• FOR THE SYRUP: Combine all ingredients and the remaining butter (2 1/2 tablespoons) and boil for 10 minutes stirring slowly till thickened.
• When syrup is cool, drizzle over cut squares.