Blitz Torte

Name: Blitz Torte
Ingredients: 1/2 cup shortening; 1/2 cup sugar; 4 beaten egg yolks; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 3 tablespoons milk; 1 cup cake flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup sliced almonds; 1 1/4 cups sugar; 4 egg whites; sliced almonds; 1 tablespoon cinnamon; 1 tablespoon sugar; Custard sauce recipe; 3 tablespoons flour; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1 cup milk; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1 teaspoon butter

21 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
4 beaten egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons milk
1 cup cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1 1/4 cups sugar
4 egg whites
sliced almonds
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon sugar
Custard sauce recipe
3 tablespoons flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon butter

Directions

1

Cream shortening and sugar, beat til fluffy; Add egg yolks, vanilla, and 3 Tbsp of milk. Add The cake flour mixed with the baking powder and salt. Spread mixture into 2 greased/pamed layer pans, they will be very thin layers.
2

Beat egg whites til very stiff, add the sugar gradually. Spread on top of the 2 cake mixturse and sprinke with cinnamon-sugar and sliced almonds.
3

Bake at 350 for apx 30 minute, until toothpick comes out clean.
4

Combine and cook flour, sugar salt amd milk for a nice thick custard. Remove from heat and add 1 tsp butter and 1/2 tsp vanilla to mixture. Spread between layers and cut into slices for a wonderful dessert! sometimes, if the cake seems a bit dry, I make a double batch of the custard and drizzle it down the sides and use extra in the middle.