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Eggs, Dairy, Grains Canadian Desserts 10 Slices

INGREDIENTS

8 Eggs, separated
1/4 t Salt
1/4 t Cream of tartar
1 1/2 c Granulated sugar
3 T Brandy
1 1/2 c Finely ground fresh walnuts
1 t Unflavored gelatin
2 c Whipping cream
1 T Icing sugar
1 T Brandy
12 Walnut halves

INSTRUCTIONS

Line 16x11 inch jelly roll pan with waxed paper.  Butter waxed paper
and dust with flour.  (CAKE):  In large bowl, beat egg whites with
mixer at low speed until  foamy; add salt and cream of tartar and,
increasing speed to high  beat to soft peaks. Gradually add 1/4 cup
sugar, continuing to beat  until whites are firm and moist.  Beat yolks
with remaining sugar until thick and straw-colored.  Add 1  tbsp.
brandy.  Stir bout 1/4 of the whites into yolks, then pour yolks and
nuts over  whites; fold together gently.  Transfer batter to prepared
pan, spreading evenly.  Bake at 350øF  for 35 minutes or until cake
springs back when lightly touched.  Cool  in pan, sprinkle with
remaining brandy, cover with waxed paper and  damp tea towel. Chill for
1 hour.  Invert cake onto clean tea towel, remove pan and carefully
peel off  paper. Trim crusty sides and divide cake evenly into 4
rectangles.  (FILLING):  Sprinkle gelatin over cream and whip.  Stir in
icing  sugar and brandy.  Layer cakes and filling on platter, saving
enough cream to frost top  and sides and to make rosettes along bottom
sides with a pastry tube.  Position walnuts in rosettes.  This cake can
be made half a day in  advance and chilled.  Cut into 10 slices.  
Typed in MMFormat by  cjhartlin.msn@attcanada.net  Source: Canadian
Living Entertaining  Cookbook Special  Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4
#10 by cjhartlin.msn@attcanada.net on  Mar 28, 1999

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 371
Calories From Fat: 208
Total Fat: 24.1g
Cholesterol: 181.5mg
Sodium: 124.7mg
Potassium: 163.5mg
Carbohydrates: 33.4g
Fiber: 1.2g
Sugar: 30.6g
Protein: 8.2g


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