Torte Countess Krasinska Polish Dessert Recipes

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TORTE COUNTESS KRASINSKA ( POLISH DESSERT )

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease & flour a 9 inch springform pan.
• Cream butter, shortening & 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs & beat well.
• Stir sour cream & water together.
• Sift dry ingredients together & add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream/water dilution, beating well after each addition.
• Stir in dates, nuts & orange peel.
• Pour into prepared pan & bake for 1 hour. Cool 15 minutes.
• While cake is cooling, simmer orange juice with 1 cup sugar until sugar dissolves.
• Remove cake from pan & place on a round serving plate.
• Pierce cake top all over with a handy gadget like mine or use a cake tester or toothpick.
• Pour orange syrup all over the top of the cake, artfully dripping it down sides.
• Serve with unsweetened whipped cream dolloped in the center & piped around edges.

UKRAINIAN PRUNE TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 5 (8 inch) round pans.
• Grind the blanched almonds in a food processor with 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar. Cream the butter with the remaining 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg. Stir in the almond extract, salt, and ground almond mixture. Add the flour and mix thoroughly. Divide the dough into 5 equal parts. Roll each piece between 2 sheets of waxed paper or parchment paper to fit the pans, or pat each piece of dough into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges begin to brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from the pans while still hot.
• To make the Prune Filling: Place the prunes in a saucepan with the water. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes. Drain and reserve the liquid. Puree the prunes in a food processor.
• Return the prune puree to the saucepan and add the white sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice and 4 tablespoons reserved prune liquid. Bring the mixture to a boil, then remove from heat. Assemble the torte layers, spreading them with warm prune filling. Let stand for 24 hours before slicing.