Almond Torte Recipe

Almond Torte Recipe

Ingredients:

75g butter

180g castor sugar

2 eggs

90g plain flour, sifted

90g ground almond

2 teaspoons brandy

30g almond flakes

 

Filling:

150g dairy cream

3 tablespoons castor sugar

1 tablespoon brandy

50g toasted almond flakes

 

Method:

Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Add in eggs and mix well.  Fold in flour, ground almond and then brandy and almond flakes.  Pour batter into 8" round cake tin and bake at 180°C for 40-45 minutes.  Remove and cool on wire rack.  Meantime prepare the filling by beating dairy cream, sugar and brandy until still.  Mix in half amount of toasted almond flakes.  Split cake into 2 layers, spread filling between 2 layer of cake and sprinkle the remaining almond flakes on top.  Dust with icing sugar, serve.

 

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