Coffee Ice Box Torte Recipe
Ingredients
| Butter | 4 Ounce | |
| Caster sugar | 4 Ounce | |
| Large eggs - 2 | ||
| Coffee essence - 1 tablespoon | ||
| Brandy | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Victoria sandwich cakes, home-made or bought - 2 x 7-in. | ||
| Butter | 3 Ounce | |
| Icing Sugar | 6 Ounce, sifted | |
| Instant coffee powder - 1 level dessertspoon | ||
| Finely-chopped walnut pieces | ||
| Double cream | 6 Carton (1l) | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Slice the cakes into 3 horizontal layers, making 6 slices in all.
MAKING
2. In a large bowl, mix the butter until soft and then gradually whisk in the sugar till well blended and fluffy.
3. Crack the eggs and add them one at a time to the butter mixture while whisking well after each addition.
4. Lightly add the coffee essence and brandy and swirl in.
5. Layer these cakes slices on the bottom layer of 1 cake in a 7-in. cake tin that has been lined with foil. Fill it with one-fifth of the coffee mixture.
6. Continue all the cake and mixture layers in the same way, ending with a top layer of the sliced cake
7. Place a plate and a weight on top of the cake so that the layers adhere to each other and chill till required
SERVING
8. Serve warm.
1. Slice the cakes into 3 horizontal layers, making 6 slices in all.
MAKING
2. In a large bowl, mix the butter until soft and then gradually whisk in the sugar till well blended and fluffy.
3. Crack the eggs and add them one at a time to the butter mixture while whisking well after each addition.
4. Lightly add the coffee essence and brandy and swirl in.
5. Layer these cakes slices on the bottom layer of 1 cake in a 7-in. cake tin that has been lined with foil. Fill it with one-fifth of the coffee mixture.
6. Continue all the cake and mixture layers in the same way, ending with a top layer of the sliced cake
7. Place a plate and a weight on top of the cake so that the layers adhere to each other and chill till required
SERVING
8. Serve warm.
Chef
