Grandma Zauner's Dobosh Torte

6 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar, divided
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Pinch salt
1 cup cake flour
FROSTING:
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
4 squares (1 ounce each) semisweet chocolate, melted
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup heavy whipping cream

Let eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Line two greased

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Grandma Zauner's Dobosh Torte cont.

9-in. round baking pans with waxed paper and grease and flour the
waxed paper; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat egg yolks for
2 minutes. Add 3/4 cup sugar and beat for 3 minutes until mixture is
thick and pale yellow and falls in a ribbon from beaters. Beat in
vanilla. In another large mixing bowl, beat egg whites and salt on
medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining
sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Fold
flour into egg yolk a third at a time. Stir in a third of the whites.
Fold in remaining whites. Spread into prepared pans. Bake at
350° for 15-18 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly
touched. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire racks
to cool completely. For frosting, in another large mixing bowl,
beat the butter, sugar, chocolate, milk and vanilla until smooth. In

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Grandma Zauner's Dobosh Torte

a chilled small mixing bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form; fold
into chocolate mixture. To assemble, split each cake into two
horizontal layers. Spread 1 cup frosting on one layer. Repeat using
all layers. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting.
Sprinkle with grated chocolate if desired. Store in the refrigerator.


Yield: 16 servings.

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