Almond Torte

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lemon
• 1 1/2 cups blanched almonds
• 6 tablespoons flour
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup sugar, plus
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 butter and flour 3 nine (9) inch cake pans.
• 3 grate 3/4 tsp zest from lemon and squeeze 1 1/2 tbsp.
• 4 juice.
• 5 grind almonds to a powder.
• 6 combine with flour.
• 7 separate eggs and beat whites to soft peaks.
• 8 gradually beat in 6 tbsp.
• 9 sugar and continue beating until whites are stiff and glossy.
• 10 beat yolks with 3/4 cup sugar until lemon-colored.
• 11 beat in lemon juice, zest and almond extract.
• 12 fold whites into yolks alternating with nuts until blended but still streaked.
• 13 divide among pans.
• 14 bake until cake comes away from sides of pan 15-20 minutes.
• 15 cool completely.
• 16 beat cream with 3 tbsp.
• 17 sugar to stiff peaks.
• 18 put 1/2 cup cream in pastry bag with star tip.
• 19 spread 1 layer with half remaining cream.
• 20 top with second layer and spread remaining cream on top.
• 21 put third layer on top.
• 22 decorate with resettes of reserved cream.