Mayo Blitz Torte
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
10
ingredients
-
Cinnamon-Sugar Topping
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped
-
Meringue-Cake Layers
- 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
-
Mayonnase Cream Filling
- 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions
- Combine topping ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter two 9-in layer cake pans; dust lightly with flour.
- Cream butter or margerine with 1/2 c sugar in a medium mixing bowl.
- Blend egg yolks, milk, and 1 t vanilla.
- Sift flour with baking powder & salt.
- In a separate large mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add 3/4 c sugar, 1 T at a time, beating after each addition. Continue beating until meringue holds stiff peaks. Set aside.
- Assemble cake batter by adding egg yolk mixture and flour mixture alternately to creamed mixture. Divide in two equal parts and spread in two prepared cake pans.
- Divide meringue and spread on unbaked batter in both pans. Sprinkle evenly with cinnamon-sugar topping.
- Bake 20-25 minutes, until meringue is set and cake layers are done.
- Remove from oven and cool thoroughly on wire racks. Run spatula around inside of pans and remove cake layers, keeping meringue side up.
- Just before serving, place one layer on serving plate, with meringue side up.
- Spread with filling made by mixing mayo, sour cream, 2 T sugar, and 1 t vanilla.
- Top with other layer, meringue side up.
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ccferne
Culver City, 0
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