Austrian Walnut Torte with Coffee Whipped Cream

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Preparation info
  • Makes one 9 inch 3-layer torte; serves about

    12

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

By Richard Sax

Published 1994

  • About

This very simple, very European nut torte with coffee whipped cream is from Nada Neumann, a Swiss-born friend of my mother’s. It’s one of the best.

Ingredients

Walnut Torte

  • 8 large eggs, separated
  • ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar<

Method

  1. WALNUT TORTE: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line three 9-inch round cake pans with rounds of parchment or wax paper cut to fit. Butter and flour the paper and the sides of the pans; set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer at medi