Hungarian Walnut Torte

By YogiRenee

Ingredients

• Butter Icing:
• 9 eggs, separated
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup black coffee
• 2 1/4 cups cake flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups ground walnuts (loosely
• packed)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup scalded milk
• 1 egg white- not beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

For Torte:

1. Mix egg yolks, sugar and coffee.
2. Add combined flour, baking powder
vanilla and nuts
3. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites
4. Put wax/parchment paper on the
bottom of 3 9 inch "ungreased"
cake pans
5. Bake in a 325- 350 degree oven for
17 minutes or until cakes spring
back.

For Butter Icing:
1. Cream shortening and butter.
2. Add salt, sugar, egg white and
vanilla.
3. Add milk one teaspoon at a time.
Beat until creamy.

You may not need to use all of the milk. Icing recipe can be doubled.
Do not frost cakes until they have cooled completely. Refrigerate before serving.