Brazil Nut Torte

Ingredients
1/2 cup Sifted all-purpose flour
2 tsp Double acting baking powder
2 cup Fine graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup Soft shortening
1 cup Granulated sugar
3 x Egg yolks
3/4 cup Chopped Brazil nuts
1 tsp Vanilla extract
    Milk
*3 x Egg whites stiffly beaten
1 pkt Vanilla-pudding pie filling
1 1/2 cup Milk
1/2 cup Heavy cream, whipped
  

Day before: Start heating oven to 375 F. With waxed paper, line bottoms of 2 1 1/4"-deep 8" layer pans. Sift together flour and baking powder; add cracker crumbs. With electric mixer at medium speed, or "cream" (or with spoon), thoroughly mix shortening with sugar, then with yolks, until very light and fluffy-about 4 min. altogether. Add nuts and vanilla. Then, at low speed, or "blend", beat in flour mixture alternately with indicated amount of milk*, beating after each addition. Quickly fold in egg whites.
Turn into pans. Bake 30 min., or till done. Cool in pans on wire rack.
Meanwhile, combine vanilla pudding with 1 1/2 cups milk. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until mixture comes to boil. Remove from heat; pour into bowl; place waxed paper directly on surface of pudding. Refrigerate.
The day: Beat pudding until smooth; fold in whipped cream. Split each cake layer- spread filling between layers and on top of cake. Refrigerate at least 1 hr.
*With butter, margarine, or lard, use 1 cup milk. With vegetable or any other shortening, use 1 cup plus 1 cup plus 2 tablesp. milk.

 

 

 

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