Blitz Torte

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 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
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon butter

Recipe

• 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.