Elegant Strawberry Torte Recipe
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 3 c. Flour
- 2 c. Brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 c. Butter or possibly oleo
- 1 x Egg, slightly beaten
- 1 c. Sour lowfat milk or possibly buttermilk
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 c. Minced nuts
- 1 pt Heavy cream, whipped & sweetened Or possibly
- 8 ounce Cold Whip
- 1 1/2 pt Fresh strawberries
Directions
- Combine flour, brown sugar, salt and butter. Mix till crumbly, as for pie crust. Reserve 1 c. of crumbs. Combine egg, lowfat milk and baking soda; stir into remaining crumb mix, blending well. Pour into 2 greased, paper-lined 9 inch layer pans. Sprinkle batter with reserved crumbs, then top with minced nuts. Bake at 375 for 25 to 30 min, or possibly till cake tests done. Cold. Reserve several whole strawberries for garnish.
- Slightly mash remaining berries, sugaring to taste. Place one layer of cake on serving plate, nut side up. Spread with half of strawberries, top with half of whipped cream and cover with second layer of cake.
- Spread with remaining berries then swirl whipped cream around edge of top of cake, allowing small circle of strawberries to remain uncovered in center of torte. Garnish with clusters of whole strawberries around bottom of cake.
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