Marti's Mother's Hungarian Walnut Birthday Torte

By YogiRenee

From the Recipe Cards of Mother

Ingredients

• TORTE
• 9 eggs separated
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 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)
• BUTTER ICING
• 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

Details

Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 90mins

Preparation

Step 1

TORTE

Mix egg yolks, sugar and coffee
Mix in combined flour and baking powder, vanilla and nuts.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites
3 9 inch ungreased cake pans
Put wax paper on bottom of pans

Bake 325-350 degrees until springs back
( 17 minutes)

BUTTER ICING

Cream shortening
Add salt, sugar. egg white and vanilla

Beat until creamy one teaspoon at a time
( Do not attempt to put cake until cake completely cold )

ORIGINAL COOK'S NOTE

You may not have to use all of milk, you can tell
Double the icing recipe