Princess torte

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 Eggs
⅔ cup Sugar
¼ cup Sugar (additional)
⅓ cup Each of potato flour &
Flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
2 teaspoons Vanilla
2 Egg yolks
1 Envelope gelatin
¼ cup Cold water
1½ cup Heavy cream
Green Marzipan:
1 8 oz can almond paste
½ cup Confectioners' sugar
3 drops Green food coloring
1 tablespoon Egg white

Directions

In a bowl beat together 3 eggs & ⅔ cup sugar until the mixture is very light. Sift together ⅓ cup each of potato flour & flour & 1 teaspoon baking powder. Add 1 tsp. vanilla to the egg mixture and fold in the flour mixture. Pour the batter into two 9-inch round cake pans, buttered & floured, & bake the layers in a moderate oven (350 degrees F.) for 15 minutes, or until they test done. Let the layers cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes & turn them out on the rack to cool completely. In a bowl beat together 2 egg yolks & ¼ cup sugar until the mixture is light. In a small bowl sprinkle 1 envelope gelatin over ¼ cup cold water to soften & set it over hot water until it is dissolved. Add the gelatin to the yolk mixture with 1 tsp. vanilla.

Fold in 1½ cups heavy cream, whipped. Spread 1 cake layer with some of the cream, top it with the other layer, & spread the top & sides with the remaining cream. Prepare green marzipan: In a bowl combine one 8-ounce can almond paste, ½ cup confectioners' sugar, 3 drops of green food coloring, & 1 Tbls. egg white until the mixture is smooth. Form it into a ball, sprinkle it lightly with sifted confectioners' sugar, & wrap it in wax paper. Chill the marzipan for 1 hour. Sprinkle a 16-inch piece of wax paper with sifted confectioners' sugar & put the marzipan ball on it. Top the ball with another piece of wax paper & roll it out into a 15-inch circle. Remove the top piece of wax paper, lay the marzipan, paper side up, on the cake, & peel off the paper. Press the marzipan against the sides of the cake & trim off any excess around the bottom. Dust the top of the torte with sifted confectioners' sugar.

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