1628 Chinese torte*

Name: Chinese torte* (Tort kitajskij)
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 3⅔ egg yolks; zest from ⅓ lemon; cinnamon; ingredients for saffron icing and for designs; zest from ⅔ lemon; ½ glass sour cream; about 6 pieces sugar; ⅙ lb, or ½ glass, flour; 3⅔ eggs plus 2⅔ egg yolks; ½ lb, or ⅔ glass, sugar; ¼ glass almonds; 4 hard-boiled egg yolks; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; ⅓ lb butter

Tort kitajskij

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A Gift to Young Housewives

By Elena Molokhovets

Published 1992

About

Ingredients

⅓ lb butter
3⅔ eggs plus 2⅔ egg yolks

Asia
China
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Beat 1 lb butter until white, adding 8 eggs and 8 egg yolks one by one. Add ¼ lb blanched, grated sweet almonds, 1