Meringue Torte - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sifted cake flour
2 tsp. double-acting baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
4 egg yolks (unbeaten)
1/2 c. soft shortening
1/2 c. granulated sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/3 c. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. sugar
4 egg whites
1/2 c. finely chopped nuts

Preparation

Separate eggs; put whites in small mixer bowl, yolks in large bowl.
Grease and dust with flour 2 (8-inch) layer cake pans.
Set oven at 350\u00b0 to preheat.
Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
Add 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/2 cup sugar and shortening to the yolks in large bowl.
Beat on No. 7 speed for 2 minutes, scraping bowl as necessary.
Add milk and flour mixture.
Beat on No. 1 speed until flour is dampened, then on No. 4 speed for 1 1/2 minutes, scraping bowl.
Turn into pans.
Wash and dry beaters. Beat egg whites and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla on No. 12 speed until moist peaks form, 1/2 minute, then beat in remaining sugar gradually, beating until stiff, 1 minute longer.
Spread over cake batter, bringing against edge of pan all around.
Sprinkle with the chopped nuts.