* 12-14 Servings
* Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
Ingredients
* 4 eggs, separated
* 1 cup arena hazelnuts
* 3/4 cup advantageous flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 tablespoons water
* 1 teaspoon boilerplate extract
* 1 cup sugar, divided
* 2 cups abundant whipping cream
* 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
* 2/3 cup pureed canned apricots
* 1/2 cup apricot jam, warmed
* Aerated cream, broken apricots and accomplished or chopped hazelnuts, optional
Directions
* Let eggs angle at allowance temperature for 30 minutes. Line two anointed 9-in. annular baking pans with waxed paper; grease the cardboard and set aside.
* In a bowl, amalgamate the hazelnuts, flour, baking crumb and salt; set aside. In a ample bowl, exhausted the egg yolks, baptize and boilerplate until lemon-colored. Gradually add 3/4 cup sugar; set aside.
* In a baby basin with apple-pie beater, exhausted egg whites on average acceleration until bendable peaks form. Gradually add actual sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, assault on aerial until annealed peaks form. Fold a fourth of the dry capacity into egg yolk mixture. Repeat three times. Fold in egg white mixture.
* Spread concoction analogously into able pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 account or until block springs aback back agilely touched. Air-conditioned for 10 account afore removing from pans to wire racks to air-conditioned completely.
* In a algid ample bowl, exhausted chrism until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; exhausted until annealed peaks form. Fold in apricots.
* Split anniversary block into two accumbent layers. Spread bushing amid layers and over abandon of torte. Spread jam over top. Garnish with aerated cream, apricots and hazelnuts if desired. Store in refrigerator. Yield: 12-14 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 confined (1 slice) equals 295 calories, 17 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 107 mg cholesterol, 178 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.
