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DESSERT

NUSSTORTE (Nut Tart), German

Ingredients
  • 4 ozs. ground nuts (1 cup)
  • 6 eggs, separated
  • 4 ozs, ground almonds (1 cup)
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 8 ozs. sugar (1 cup)
  • A little water
  • 9 ozs. flour (1 1/4 cups)
Preparation Instructions

Cake

Mix ground nuts, almonds, sugar, egg yolks and a little water, and beat until fluffy. Beat egg whites until stiff. Add baking powder to flour and sift. Add egg whites and flour alternately to nut mixture. Put into greased springrorm. Bake 40 minutes in a moderate oven (350°)

Icing

Mix 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar with 2 or 3 tbsp. water or thin cream and add 2 tsp. rum. Beat well. Spread icing over cake while warm. Garnish with nuts and slivered almonds.

Contributed by Mrs. Anna Munzer, 1950

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