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Mozambique Recipes

Bolo Polana (Cashew and Potato Cake)

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups butter
1 cup white sugar
2 teaspoons zest of lemon
2 teaspoons zest of orange
9 egg yolks
5 egg whites
2 medium sized potatoes peeled, cooked and mashed until smooth
2 cups raw unsalted cashew nuts ground in a blender of food processor until smooth

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 360 degrees
2. Butter the bottom and sides of a spring form cake tin
3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and creamy
4. Beat in the mashed potatoes, ground cashew nuts, zest of lemon and orange
5. Add in the egg yolks one at a time and blend well.
6. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff
7. Fold the egg whites into the batter
8. Pour the batter into the cake tin
9. Bake in the oven for one hour or until golden brown
10. Remove and let cool before removing from the form.
11. Garnish with a few roasted cashew nuts




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