Hazelnut Layered Cake

Recipe Description

In Romanian: Tort de alune

Ingredients

  • 3 oz / 80 g roasted and hazelnut meal|ground hazelnuts
  • 3 oz / 80 g roasted and almond meal|ground almonds or walnuts
  • 5 egg whites
  • 7 oz / 210 g powdered sugar|confectioner's sugar
  • butter
  • ==
  • 7 oz / 200 g butter
  • 5 oz / 140 g powdered sugar|confectioner's sugar
  • 5 oz / 160 g roasted hazelnuts
  • 2 tablespoons grated chocolate or cacao
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream

Directions

  1. Mix the whipped egg whites with the granulated sugar|sugar, hazelnuts and almonds (or walnuts).
  2. Divide this mixture in two and bake each part in a round pan covered with buttered parchment paper. When the sheets are done and cold, fill with the following cream:
  3. Mix the butter with the powdered sugar|confectioner's sugar, roasted and finely hazelnut meal|ground hazelnuts, grated chocolate and sour cream.
  4. Spread the cream on the two sheets, place one on top of the other and garnish with the same cream, with a few whole hazelnuts and a few chopped almonds or walnuts.
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