Grandma Erickson's Torte Cake

  • ½ cup butter

  • ½ cup sugar

  • ⅛ t. salt

  • 4 egg yolks, beaten lightly

  • 1 t. vanilla

  • 3 T. milk

  • 1 cup sifted cake flour

  • 1 t. baking powder

  • 4 egg whites

  • ¾ cup sugar

  • ½ cup broken pecans

  • 1 T. sugar

  • ½ t. cinnamon

  • Cream butter; beat in sugar, salt, then egg yolks, vanilla, milk & flour (sifted with baking powder). Spread mixture in 2 round greased cake pans(or 1 sheet pan).

  • Beat egg whites until very light; add ¾ cup sugar gradually & spread on unbaked mixture. Sprinkle with nuts, 1 T. sugar, & ½ t. cinnamon.

  • Bake at 350° about 30 minutes. Serve with strawberries, raspberries or pineapple and whipped cream.

Grandma Erickson's Torte Cake
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