Hungarian Nut Slices

This lovely cake has been made by my mom and her dear friend, Toni, for over 5 decades. It is a lovely layered cake/slice, and presents beautifully on buffets. My mom, born and bread in Poland, and Toni, born and bred in Czechoslovakia, grudgingly admit that those "Hahnkees" (Hungarians) really know how to bake. I think this proves them right.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 24

Ingredients

• Dough

• 8  egg yolks
• 4  cups flour
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1⁄2 cups  Crisco or 1 1⁄2 cups margarine
• 1  orange, juice and rind of, grated
• 1  lemon, juice of
• 1  pinch salt

• Filling

• 1 (15 ounce) jar  raspberry jam

• Topping

• 8  egg whites
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  cups ground walnuts
• 1  lemon, juice and rind of, grated
• 4  ounces bittersweet chocolate, grated

Directions

1. Mix together dough ingredients.
2. Spread into a greased/sprayed 17" x 12" x 2 3/4" pan.
3. Spread jam on top of batter.
4. Beat egg whites until stiff.
5. Blend nuts, chocolate and lemon into the egg whites.
6. Spread on top of cake.
7. Bake at 350ºF for 1 hour.