Almond Raspberry Torte
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Southern Living magazine
Serves 12 peopleCategories: Cakes - Frosting - Icing
Ingredients
- Cake
- 1 cup almond flour
- 5 eggs, separated, room temperature
- 3/4 cup plus 1 Tbsp. sugar, divided
- 1 tsp. almond extract
- 1/3 cup plus 1 Tbsp. self-rising flour
- Raspberry Cream
- 3 cups raspberries, divided
- 1 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 3 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. powdered sugar, divided
- 1 Tbsp. amaretto liqueur or 1/4 tsp. additional almond extract
- 1 tsp. almond extract
Directions
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Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat three (9-inch) round baking pans with cooking spray; line bottoms with parchment paper. Sprinkle almond flour over parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake 5 minutes or until golden brown, cool completely on wire rack.
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Beat egg yolks and 3/4 cup of the sugar in large bowl at medium speed 3 minutes or until thick and pale yellow. Beat in 1 tsp. almond extract. Beat egg whites in large clean bowl at medium-high speed 1 minute or until foamy. Sprinkle with remaining 1 Tbsp. sugar, beat 2 to 3 minutes or until stiff peaks form.
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Using rubber spatula, fold self-rising flour into egg yolk mixture in 3 parts alternately with egg whites. Fold in almond flour with the last addition of self-rising flour. Divide batter between pans.
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Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown and top springs back when gently pressed. Cool completely in pans on wire racks. Invert cakes onto wire racks; remove parchment paper. Turn cakes top-side up.
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Lightly mash 2 cups of the raspberries in medium bowl. Beat cream, 3 Tbsp. of the powdered sugar, amaretto and 1 tsp. almond extract in large bowl at medium-high speed 1 to 2 minutes or until stiff peaks form; fold in mashed raspberries.
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Place one cake layer on serving plate; spread with one-third of the raspberry cream. Repeat with remaining cake layers and raspberry cream. Garnish with remaining 1 cup raspberries; sprinkle with remaining 1 tsp. powdered sugar. Store in refrigerator.