Hazelnut Torte

Recipe Cuisine: Cakes
Recipe Category: Cakes
Recipe Serves: 8

Recipes Ingredients:

5 lg Eggs, Separated 1
1/2 c Hazelnuts (Filberts),Ground*
3/4 c Sugar
1 ts Vanilla Extract
6 tb Water
2 tb Confectioners Sugar
1 3/4 c Cake Flour, Sifted
1 c Cream, Heavy, Whipped
1 ts Baking Powder
Fresh Strawberries, Optional

Recipe Instructions:

Beat the Egg yolks and Sugar until very light, about 5 minutes. Slowly add the water. Sift the flour and Baking powder together. Mix with 1 cup of nuts. Fold the flour mixture into the Egg yolks. Beat the Egg whites until soft peaks form. Gently fold the beaten whites into the batter. Pour into a greased and floured 10-inch springform pan. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes or until Cake is done. Cool Cake on a wire rack. When completely cooled, split the Cake into 2 layers. Fold the vanilla, confectioners' sugar, and remaining 1/2 cup of nuts into the whipped cream. Spread whipped cream between the 2 Cake layers and on top of the cake. Chill until serving time. Garnish with fresh strawberries, if desired. * Hazelnuts are available at most stores under the name of Filberts. They should be blanched. To blanch, boil the nuts for 5 minutes and when they are cool enough to handle, remove the skins. To grind, place about 1/4 cup at a time in a blender, or chop as finely as you can with a sharp knife.