Swedish Nut Torte

By norsegal8

This festive dessert is named after the town of Glomminge on the Swedish island of Oland. It is sometimes called "Mama's Favorite Torte".

Ingredients

• FILLING:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 6 eggs, separated
• 1/3 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 cup chopped filberts or walnuts
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• Additional chopped nuts, for garnish
• Fresh strawberries, for garnish

Details

Servings 16

Preparation

Step 1

Line an 11- by 17-inch jelly-roll pan with parchment paper and butter the paper. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, cream the butter and 1 cup of the sugar until fluffy and light. Add the egg yolks and beat until very light in texture. Stir in the flour, baking powder and milk. Spread the butter in the prepared pan. Sprinkle half of the nuts on top.

In a medium-sized bowl, beat the egg whites and the remaining sugar until stiff, to form a meringue. Spread the meringue over the batter. Top with the remaining nuts.

Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Remove from the pan, peel off the parchment paper and cool. Cut the cake into 2 equal halves.

To prepare the filling, in a large bowl, whip the cream and sugar until stiff peaks form. Spread half of the whipped cream over one half of the torte, meringue-side up. Cover with the other half of the torte, meringue-side up. Before serving, top with the remaining whipped cream and the chopped nuts. Garnish with strawberries, if desired.