LITHUANIAN STRAWBERRY TORTE

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Make and share this Lithuanian Strawberry Torte recipe from Food.com.

Provided by lazyme

Categories Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups sugar
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
6 egg yolks
2 cups sifted cake flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
6 egg whites
3 cups whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup currant jelly
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1/2 cup strawberry preserves

Steps:

In large mixing bowl cream together 1 1/4 cups of the sugar and the butter till very light and fluffy.
Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each; continue beating till very fluffy, about 5 minutes.
Sift together flour, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; stir into creamed mixture.
Beat egg whites till soft peaks form; gradually add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, beating to stiff peaks.
Fold into creamed mixture.
Pour into 3 lightly greased and floured 9 x 1 1/2-inch round baking pans.
Bake at 350 till done, about 20 minutes.
Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans.
Cool on rack.
Whip cream and vanilla just to soft peaks.
Place a cake layer on serving plate.
Spread with currant jelly and then with 1 cup of the whipped cream.
Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons pecans.
Spread second layer with 1/3 cup of the strawberry preserves, then with 1 cup of the whipped cream; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons pecans.
Gently place atop first layer.
Carefully top with third layer.
Frost top and sides with remaining whipped cream; coat sides with remaining pecans.
Using tip of a small spoon, dot top with remaining strawberry preserves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1061.8, Fat 69.2, SaturatedFat 37.1, Cholesterol 307.8, Sodium 319.7, Carbohydrate 104, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 65.2, Protein 10.8