Meringue nut torte
Meringue nut torte recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups crushed saltines
- 2 cups chopped pecans
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 6 egg whites
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons rum or almond flavoring
- Whipped cream, sweetened and flavored
- Strawberries
Recipe method:
- Mix the crumbs with the nuts and baking powder.
- Beat the egg whites on medium speed of mixer until stiff but not dry.
- Add the sugar, one tablespoon at a time, beating after each addition.
- Flavor with rum or almond.
- Fold in cracker crumb mixture.
- Spread into two greased and floured 9 inch layer cake pans which have removable bottoms.
- Mound the mixture up in the middle slightly.
- Bake 40 minutes at 325 degrees F.
- Remove from pans and cool.
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