Holiday Walnut Torte

Name: Holiday Walnut Torte
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 158 milliliters apricot preserves; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 114 grams butter, softened; 240 grams confectioners sugar; 85 grams package cream cheese, softened; 3 eggs; 219 grams all-purpose flour; 357 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 Tbsp sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 88 grams ground walnuts, divided

Holiday Walnut Torte is a dessert that serves 12. One serving contains 438 calories, 6g of protein, and 27g of fat. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Taste of Home requires apricot preserves, ground walnuts, salt, and sugar. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 5 minutes.

Instructions

In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla on high speed for 5 minutes or until thick and lemon-colored.

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Vanilla

Lemon

Sugar

Egg

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Combine the flour, walnuts, baking powder and salt; beat into egg mixture. Beat cream until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.

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Baking Powder

Walnuts

Cream

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Egg

Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans.

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Baking Pan

Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

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In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir preserves and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Set aside 1/2 cup.

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Preserves

Sugar

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Brush remaining glaze over cake tops.

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Glaze

In a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until fluffy.

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Cream Cheese

Butter

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Add confectioners’ sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth.

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Vanilla

Sugar

Spread 1/2 cup frosting over one cake; top with second cake and 3/4 cup frosting.

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Frosting

Spread

Sprinkle 1/2 cup walnuts over the top.

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Walnuts

Brush reserved glaze over sides of cake; press remaining walnuts onto sides. Pipe remaining frosting around top edge of cake. Store in the refrigerator.

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Servings:

158milliliters

apricot preserves 2teaspoons

baking powder 114grams

butter, softened 240grams

confectioners' sugar 85grams

package cream cheese, softened 3

eggs 219grams

all-purpose flour 357milliliters

heavy whipping cream 1teaspoons

salt 1Tbsp

sugar 1teaspoon

vanilla extract 88grams

ground walnuts, divided

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port Wine, Moscato Dasti

Cream Sherry, Port Wine, and Moscato d'Asti are my top picks for Torte. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. The NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 19 dollars per bottle.

NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry

Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "