Chocolate Filled Torte (Mrs Erps)Cuisine: Parve Category: Cake & frost Servings: 20 Ingredients:12 large eggs, separated2 cups sugar 2 pkgs ground almonds or walnuts 4 tbs potato starch or cake meal 1 large lemon, rind & juice Frosting: 1 lbs margarine 1 cup confectioners sugar 3 tbs cocoa 1 cup bittersweet choc or chips 1 tbs brandy or liquieur Hint; Seperate the 8 yolks & the 4 yolks it will work better Instructions:Whip 12 egg whites til foamy. Gradually add 1 cup sugar. Beat until stiff peaks. Beat 8 egg yolks with 1 tb lemon juice until lemon colored. Fold into egg whites gently, then add 1 pkg ground nuts and grated lemon rind Add 2 tbs starch. Line and grease cookie sheet with rim. Spread batter evenly on large deep cookie sheet and bake @ 350 for about 15-20 min or lightly brown. Prepare half recipe at a time. if you have small cookie sheetsx12.. Repeat the above for second layer. Cool and turn on another cookie sheet remove liner. Filling & frosting: In double boiler melt margarine & sugar. Sugar must be completely melted, not grainy. Add choc & cocoa and 1 tb liquieur or orange juice. Beat in the 4 egg yolks a few at a time and continue to beat. Keep beating until in it thickens slightly. Cool.Cut large nut cake in have. Frost one layer and cover with second and frost second layer. Makes a very large cake. Serve Frozen.as the frosting will always be a little soft.Click Here To Return To The Recipe List This Page Generated By: |