Grandmas Party Torte Food

GRANDMA'S PARTY TORTE RECIPE

Steps:

• Bring egg whites to room temperature.
• Add vanilla and vinegar to egg whites and beat until soft peaks form.
• Add sifted sugar 1 tablespoon at a time.
• Continue beating until very stiff peaks form and all sugar is dissolved.
• Spread into three 9-inch round cake pans. Use pans with a blade scraper, or line pans with brown paper.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
• Cool thoroughly in pans, then turn out.
• Whip heavy whipping cream and powdered sugar (optional) until medium to stiff peaks form.
• Spread whipped cream between layers and on top and sides.
• Chill in refrigerator 12 hours or overnight.
• Top with diced fruit before serving, if desired.

GRANDMA'S HEAVENLY TORTE

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl combine the cream cheese and 1 cup of the powdered sugar, mixing until well blended. Stir in pumpkin, spices and grated orange rind. In another bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form; gradually add remaining powdered sugar, beating stiff. Fold into pumpkin mixture. Split pound cake horizontally into 3 layers. Spread each layer with some of the pumpkin mixture, then stack. Frost sides with pumpkin mixture. Sprinkle orange slivers on top and refrigerate at least one hour before slicing to serve.

GRANDMA'S BUTTER TARTS

Steps:

• Melt butter.
• Beat in eggs.
• Beat in all other ingredients except raisens or currents.
• Stir in raisens.
• Fill tart shells 2/3 full.
• Bake at 400 degrees until pastry is brown & center is bubbling. Approximately 10-13min.

GRANDMA'S JAM TORTE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• mix the ingredients for the crust together by hand until well blended.
• Flatten about 2/3 of dough into a 9X13 pan, or a large round pizza pan.
• Its up to you, how thick you want the crust.
• Spread as much jam as you like over the crust and sprinkle with nuts.
• use the remaining dough to form into ribbons.
• Place ribbons in a lattice position.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes until lightly browned.
• Enjoy this warm, or at room temperature.

GRANDMA'S RHUBARB TORTE

Steps:

• To Make Crust:.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius).
• Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In medium bowl combine butter, 1-1/2 cups of the flour and 1 tablespoon white sugar. Blend together with an electric mixer.
• Press mixture into bottom of baking dish and bake for 15 minutes, until set.
• To Make Filling:.
• In large mixing bowl combine 6 egg yolks, 4 tablespoons flour, evaporated milk, 2 cups sugar and rhubarb.
• Stir together and pour over cooled crust.
• Bake for 1 hour, until set.
• To Make Meringue:.
• In large mixing bowl, beat 6 egg whites until foamy.
• Beat in sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks form.
• Spread meringue over rhubarb and bake 10 to 20 minutes, until golden.