Vienna torte
Vienna torte recipe in the cake category
Recipe ingredients:
- 7 eggs, separated
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- Filling:
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup cold milk
- 1 cup melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- Chopped nuts
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Beat whites until frothy.
- Add 1/2 cup sugar gradually.
- Beat until stiff.
- Beat yolks until thick.
- Add remaining sugar gradually and beat.
- Combine the two mixtures.
- Sift the flour with cornstarch, baking powder and salt and fold in carefully.
- Pour into 4 greased and floured 8 inch layer cake pans.
- Bake about 20 minutes. Cool.
- Heat milk in double boiler.
- Mix flour, sugar and cold milk.
- Add to heated milk and stir until thick.
- Cover and cook 15 minutes.
- When cool, add melted butter. Mix well.
- Add vanilla extract and confectioners sugar.
- Spread this between the four layers and on top and sides.
- Cover well with chopped nuts.
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