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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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The Scandinavians have always been famous for their culinary skill. This cake recipe comes from the Minnesota Scandinavian chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947. Ingredients:
1 teaspoon cream of tartar |
10 egg whites |
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar |
6 egg yolks, beaten until thick and light |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/4 teaspoon almond extract |
1 cup flour, sifted |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
3 cups whipping cream, whipped |
3 tablespoons powdered sugar |
1 1/2 tablespoons sherry wine |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Sift cream of tartar over egg whites and beat until stiff enough to hold a sharp point.
3. Beat in sugar gradually.
4. Add egg yolks and flavoring.
5. Sift flour and salt together and cut in/fold in carefully.
6. Pour into a 10 springform pan and bake for 50 minutes.
7. Invert pan until cold.
8. Remove cake from pan and cut into three horizontal slices.
9. Spread filling between layers of cake.
10. Decorate top with whipped cream.
11. For the filling: Whip cream until stiff; fold in sugar and sherry.
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