Easy Layered Nut Squares Gerbeaud Cake Recipes

EASY LAYERED NUT SQUARES (GERBEAUD CAKE)

Steps:

• Prepare filling first:.
• Combine grated nuts, sugar, grated lemon rind, lemon juice and vanilla.
• Taste, and add more sugar if desired. Mixture should feel damp.
• Set aside.
• Place honey in squeeze bottle if you have one and if you don't have one just set honey to the side.
• Prepare dough:.
• Sift flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, baking soda and salt into mixing bowl.
• Cut in butter as for pie dough.
• Add egg, egg yolks, crumbled yeast and sour cream and blend well.
• Knead together well.
• Assembly:.
• Divide dough into four pieces.
• Roll between sheets of waxed paper to fit 9"x13"x2" baking pan.
• Place in greased pan.
• Now squeeze about 2 tablespoons of honey over the dough, as evenly as possible.
• Dump 1/3 of the nut mixture onto this and spread over the honey laced dough layer.
• Press down lightly with palm so nuts adhere to honey drizzled dough layer.
• Repeat with next layer.
• After nut mix is placed over third layer place last layer of dough over that.
• Put to the side to rest for one hour.
• It won't raise much.
• Bake in 350 degree F oven for about 45 minutes. Check after 35 minutes.
• When cool cut into squares or diamond shapes.

HUNGARIAN GERBEAUD

Steps:

• Mix first 8 ingrediets for dough, divide into 3 balls and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
• Roll out dough into 42 by 62 cm rectangles.
• Butter and flour pan add 1st layer of dough prick with fork or toothpick and top with jam and then nuts that have been mixed with sugar. Top with 2nd layer of dough prick with fork or toothpick and top with remaining jam and nuts. Top with 3rd layer and press down edges prick with fork or toothpick and bake in a 400 degree oven for 30 minutes. Let cool completely.
• Melt chocolate and mix with oil and spread onto of cake the oil will make the chocolate have a glassy elegant look cut into rectangles and arrange on a serving platter to serve.
• This cake freezes extremely well.

LAYERED NEOPOLITAN SQUARES

Steps:

• Bottom: Mix the 4 first ingredients together. Put in a greased 9x9 baking pan (grease the sides also). Cook in the oven at 350 F for 10 minutes.
• Second Layer: In a clean bowl, mix coconut and condensed milk. Spread this mixture on the bottom, in the pan. Cook in the oven at 350 F for 20 minutes, or until the cookie begins to golden on the sides. Let cool before icing.
• Icing: Beat all ingredients of the icing together, adding juice, if needed to have a good consistency. Put the icing on the cold cookie. Put in an hermetic container and let rest at least one day to let the cookie soften. You can eat the squares the same day but they're harder to cut when fresh.