Blitz Torte

Ingredients

• 1 cup sifted cake flour
• 1t cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 eggs separated
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• $ cup shortening (butter or margarine)
• 3 cup sliced blanched almonds
• 5 teaspoon cinnamon
• l tablespoon sugar

Method

1. 1

   Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.

2. 2

   Cream shortening with half of the sugar.

3. 3

   Add well beaten egg-yolks, vanilla, milk and sifted dry ingredients.

4. 4

   Spread mixture in two greased pans.

5. 5

   Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry, add remaining sugar gradually and beat until the meringue holds a sharp peak.

6. 6

   Spread over unbaked mixture in the two pans.

7. 7

   Sprinkle with the thinly sliced almonds, 1 tablespoon sugar and the cinnamon.

8. 8

   Bake at 350° about 30 minutes.

9. 9

   Cool.

10. 10

    Spread this custard filling between the layers.

11. 11

    To put together have the baked meringue on the bottom and the top of the cake.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Our favorite recipes (Stake Relief Society, 1954) (1954) by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. New York New York Stake. Relief Society, page 16. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BLITZ TORTE 1 cup sifted cake flour 1t cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 4 eggs separated 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla $ cup shortening (butter or 3 tablespoon milk margarine ) 3 cup sliced blanched almonds 5 teaspoon cinnamon l tablespoon sugar

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