Blitz Torte - Torte Layers
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 6 eggs, separated
- 3 tablespoon milk
- 1 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 3 ounce blanched silvered almonds
Directions
- To prepare torte layers, cream together the butter and granulated sugar.
- Beat in the egg yolks, one at a time.
- Sift together the flour and baking powder and fold alternately with the milk into the mixture.
- Pour batter into two buttered round nine-inch pans.
- Make a meringue by beating the six egg whites until stiff.
- Gradually add the powdered sugar.
- Spread over the batter in the pans and sprinkle one with almonds.
- Bake at 350f for 20-25 minutes.
- When cool, remove layers from pans, placing the one without almonds on serving plate.
Other Information
Contributor: Smithsonian Institution, National Park Service
Source: Festival of American Folklife: German Recipes (1976-01-01)
Category: Dessert
Ingredients: butter, sugar, egg, milk, flour, baking powder, powdered sugar, almond
Equipment: measuring cups, measuring spoons, bowl, egg beater, baking pan
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