Blitz Torte

Total Time: 47 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar, divided
• 4 large eggs, separated
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1/4 cups coconut, divided
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 prepare filling,and cool.
• 2 filling:.
• 3 cook all ingredients in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until thickened. cool completely.
• 4 torte:.
• 5 beat butter and 1/4 cup sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. add yolks and milk, beating until smooth.
• 6 combine flour, baking powder, and salt. gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended; stir in vanilla. pour into 2 well-greased 9-inch round cakepans.
• 7 beat egg whites at medium speed until frothy. gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar and powdered sugar, beating 3 minutes or until soft peaks form and sugar dissolves. spread meringue evenly over batter. sprinkle evenly with coconut.
• 8 bake at 325° for 30 minutes or until meringue is golden. cool 10 minutes on wire racks. remove from pans, and cool completely.
• 9 spread filling over meringue of one layer. top with other layer, meringue side up.