This incredible Passover Torte is a three layer vanilla cake with raspberry filling, smothered in rich dark chocolate frosting. It’s Kosher for Passover, and since it’s dairy-free it’s the perfect Pareve dessert recipe to serve at the end of your Seder. Of course, we love it so much that we eat it all year round!
Passover Torte
Ingredients
- 2 cups blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- ¼ cup coconut flour
- ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 10 large eggs
- 1¾ cups honey or agave nectar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup jam
- 1 batch Vegan Chocolate Frosting
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine almond flour, coconut flour, and salt
- In a large bowl, Whisk eggs, honey, and vanilla
- Whisk flour mixture into egg mixture until well blended
- Line bottoms only of 3 9 inch springform pans with parchment paper
- Divide cake batter evenly between pans
- Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes
- Remove from oven when golden brown and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
- Cool cakes for two hours
- Run knife around cake to loosen from pan
- Remove from pan and peel off parchment paper
- Place bottom layer on a cake plate and spread with jam
- Add next layer of cake and spread with jam
- Place top layer on cake and frost entire cake with chocolate frosting
- Serve
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
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This dairy-free cake and frosting are rich and sweet. However, because this Passover Torte is made with almond flour which is high in protein and good fat, it can pass as a low-carb cake when compared to typical cake recipes. It tastes just as good as anything made with wheat flour and white sugar, but is far more nutrient dense. I like to serve this healthy dessert at the end of our Passover Seder because it doesn’t leave guests with a high-carb hangover after a long meal.
Because all of my recipes are gluten-free they’re also all Kosher for Passover. Here are just a couple of my healthy dessert recipes that are delicious served at the end of your Passover Seder!
elana says
Shez –Nice blog. The James Madison quote gave me goose bumps –literally. Gosh, could it be more true right now? Per your question about making coconut flour in the vitamix, I haven’t tried it myself, though I bet it would work. If you have the “dry” blender use that one, it makes better flours than the “wet” blender. Hope this helps and let me know the results of your diy coconut flour experiment.
~M –If you beat the egg whites, you will get a much fluffier cake; I am not patient enough to do so. I like really easy recipes –wet, dry, bake. That’s about my speed. Let me know how it turns out if you separate the whites and beat them!
Sarah –Thanks for your comment and your kudos. Much appreciated!
Debbie –Glad you found this site; this is the place for those of us that do not like things to taste all that sweet. Thanks so much for your comment.
Emma –I always enjoy hearing from you. Good luck with your move and let me know when you get all settled into your new place. I like your idea about linking back to the soup/community post to generate more “bonding.” Thanks!
Paige –I have followed your blog and your move. Glad that my recipes can be of help during your diet shift. If you still want frosting and are not doing dairy, maybe try the vegan chocolate frosting on my site. It is very rich and I have to try not to eat it on crackers, which I have been known to do late at night. Let’s keep in touch.
Nancy –I have two boys 8 & 9, not at the teenage stage yet. I am glad that you are enjoying my recipes and explanations of Jewish tradition!
Ya’ara –As always, THANKS (todah rabbah!)
stratolynne –Glad to have you stop by. Let me know how the cake and other recipes come out for you.
stratolynne says
New to this site and boy am I excited. Your recipes show some real creativity with interesting ingredients. I look forward preparing this cake and some of the other recipes.
Ya'ara says
Hi Elana,
This looks Great!!!
what a beautiful picture…
I wish I could make such a mean torte..
Have a Hag Sameah!
Ya’ara
Nancy Molnar says
Dear Elana,
Thank your for posting your recipes online for us. I look forward to receiving them. It’s very generous of you to take the time to do so. I have two teenage boys who both have celiac, so I appreciate getting new recipes to try. I also like the explanations you give since we happen to be Catholic and it’s very educational to hear the meaning behind things. I have also noticed quite a few Passover desserts in the bakery that happen to be gluten free and I load my cart up. I’ll miss them when they’re gone!! Keep up the good work.
Thanks again
Nancy
Paige says
Oh, I loved that post, and I wanted to comment but didn’t right away and…you know how that goes. I think your site is fantastic. I found it because of your friend Helen, who I knew a bit when I lived in L.A. When I started reading, it was just curiosity, but I recently went off gluten (about a month ago) and am now off dairy, at least for the time being, eggs, sugar, and coffee (now there’s a blow.) I left the gluten behind to see if not eating it would help some chronic digestive and joint trouble I’ve had for the last year; both seem to be improving,though not perfect. I don’t find it so restrictive, actually; my cravings, as people said they would, have largely disappeared. But my daughter and I celebrated our birthdays last month, her third and my…never mind…and thanks to you, not only did I make great chocolate cupcakes for her, I also made delicious, gluten free ones for me. (At the time, I was still eating dairy–and eggs–so I got to enjoy the same vanilla icing she did.) In any case, don’t despair–you do have a community here and you’re doing a great, great thing by sharing your knowledge and experience!
emma leigh says
ooh, that looks delicious! i am in the middle of a move right now, so i have been holding off on buying those almond & coconut flours until i get to my destination. :) (i’m not on a restricted diet, but i’ve always had digestive troubles and blood sugar issues. high-protein flour sounds like an awesome change of pace!) i think one of the first things i should make is this torte!
as far as the community post– maybe you should make a small banner that links back to that post (or another page) and put it like a signature at the end of your entries? so, if anyone is new to the site or the feed, they could be drawn to clicking on it. that’s just my two cents– i’m not much of a public blogger myself so i don’t really know what works, but i think you should give it another go! :)
hope your holiday is grand!
-em
Debbie says
Well, thought I’d say hi. I just found your blog 2days ago. Have to say thanks for all your work. Love the blog.
About yesterday…here’s a comment…Love Soup!
Made your apple crisp last nite for DH. Went out and bought Agave and a few other items. The crisp was really good. I like that it was not too sweet. We had a serving for breakfast!
Peace,
Debbie
Sarah says
Yum! Can’t wait to try this. Don’t despair Elana–this is definitely my favorite food blog!
~M says
Can I have a slice, please? This looks amazing! I still don’t know how you get it to rise without baking soda/powder, or not be incredibly fragile without starch, but congratulations! By the way, have you ever tried separating the eggs and beating the whites and then combining the mixture to get more lift?
Chag sameach!
Shez says
This looks yummy. I think I might try it today. My children are having their birthday party tomorrow and want chocolate cake, however, I need to make a non chocolate cake for one of the guests. I don’t have coconut flour. I wonder if I can run some unsweetened coconut flakes through my Vitamix?
Hope you have a good Pesach.
Shez over at Homeschooled Twins