Cake Recipes
Marzipan Torte
Ingredients
Torte
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons water
Filling
- 1 pound almonds, blanched and grated
- 1 pound confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Juice of 2 lemons
- 8 egg whites
Instructions
- Blend butter into flour and sugar. Add egg yolks and water, and mix well. Chill thoroughly.
- Roll out dough and line a greased 9 inch springform pan. Reserve a small quantity of dough for strips for the top.
- Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Heat almonds, sugar, salt and lemon juice in a double boiler, stirring until well blended. Cool.
- Add the stiffly beaten egg whites. Put the mixture on the dough. Place strips of crust over the top. Bake for one hour.
- Dust with confectioners' sugar and decorate with candied cherries.