Grandma Erickson's Torte Cake
Kay Ercius
ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/8 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
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup broken pecans
- 1 T. sugar
- 1/2 t. cinnamon
directions
- 1
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).
- 2
Beat egg whites until very light; add 3/4 cup sugar gradually & spread on unbaked mixture. Sprinkle with nuts, 1 T. sugar, & 1/2 t. cinnamon.
- 3
Bake at 350° about 30 minutes. Serve with strawberries, raspberries or pineapple and whipped cream.
Source: Anna Erickson's Recipe
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