Best Coconut Filled Nut Torte Recipes

COCONUT - FILLED NUT TORTE

Steps:

• 1. In a large mixing bowl; cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg whites and extract' mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in nuts.
• 2. Pour into 3 greased and floured 9 in. cake pans. Bake at 350 for 20 - 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks.
• 3. In a large saucepan, combine the evaporated milk, sugar, butter and egg yolks. Cook and stir over medium heat for 10 - 12 minutes or until mixture is thickened and reaches 160. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Stir in coconut and nuts. Cool to room temperature.
• 4. In a small mixing bowl, beat butter, cream cheese and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add confectioners' sugar. Beat in milk until light and fluffy. Spread filling between cake layers. Frost top and sides of cake. Garnish with pecans if desired. Store in refrigerator.

COCONUT-FILLED NUT TORTE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg whites and extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in almonds and hazelnuts., Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks., In a large saucepan, combine the evaporated milk, sugar, butter and egg yolks. Cook and stir over medium heat for 10-12 minutes until mixture reaches 160° or is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Stir in coconut and nuts. Cool to room temperature., In a large bowl, beat the butter, cream cheese and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add confectioners' sugar. Beat in milk until light and fluffy. Spread filling between cake layers. Frost top and sides of cake. Garnish with pecans if desired. Store in the refrigerator.