WALNUT TORTE

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Walnut Torte image

Provided by Roland Foster Miller

Categories     dessert

Time 45m

Yield 8 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 1/2 cups ground walnuts
3/4 cup sugar
7 egg whites
3 egg yolks
3 tablespoons strong coffee
1/2 cup sugar, plus 1 tablespoon
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400. Mix together walnuts and three-fourths cup sugar. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold in walnut mixture. Divide into three round eight- or nine-inch cake tins that have been well buttered and floured. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until delicately browned. Cool in tins.
  • Mix egg yolks, coffee and one-half cup sugar and heat over low flame, stirring briskly until thick and creamy. (Do not boil.) Cool.
  • Stir chopped walnuts and remaining one tablespoon sugar over low heat until browned. Add to coffee and egg mixture. Spread filling between layers.
  • Sprinkle top with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 297, UnsaturatedFat 15 grams, Carbohydrate 31 grams, Fat 18 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 7 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 34 milligrams, Sugar 28 grams

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