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.