Another recipe from cookbook Recipes for the New Millennium (© 2000, Morris Press),
subtitled "A Collection of Recipes from Former and Present Parishioners of Holy Ghost Church, Bethlehem, PA."
Like I noted for a previous recipe, this month's recipe lacked the finishing touch of a proper frosting, so I raided the web for an excellent frosting choice. I've also chosen to add a few additional instructions... you'll find them in [square brackets like this]
(from Erika M Cirullo)
- 12 egg yolks
- 12 Tbsp. sugar
- 12 Tbsp. [ground] walnuts
- 6 Tbsp. fine bread crumbs
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 12 egg whites
- Prepare 3 (9-inch) round cake pans by greasing and flouring very well. [Alternativly, spray the bottom and the sides of spring-form cake pans, line the pans fully with parchment paper, then spray the top of the parchment lining with cooking spray.] Set aside.
- Cream egg yolks and sugar until light and fluffy and lemon in color, about 10 minutes at high speed. Add [ground] walnuts, bread crumbs and baking powder. Mix throughly.
- With clean beaters [and bowl], beat egg whites until very stiff (I add a dash of salt to make them stiff faster and glossier). Fold into cake batter very well.
- [Divide the batter between the cake pans] and bake at 350°F [in preheated oven] for about 20 minutes. [Let the cakes cool in the pan and then remove.]
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 10 Tbsp. ground walnuts
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- Place the milk, sugar and ground walnuts in a pan. Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Cook the walnuts until milk reduces to almost nothing. Set aside to cool then place in the fridge to chill.
- Beat the unsalted butter until very fluffy. Gradually add the chilled walnut mixture and beat a little longer until very fluffy. Place the walnut buttercream in the fridge for 15 minutes.
Final Steps:
Spread the top of each cake layer with the walnut buttercream and stack the layers. Spread the side with the remaining walnut buttercream. Sprinkle the sides with finely ground walnuts. Carefully place the cake on a platter and chill the cake. Slice and serve.
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