Biscuit Torte (biskuittorte)

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups sugar
• 8 eggs, separated
• 1 lemon, rind of, grated
• 2/3 cup flour, sifted
• 2/3 cup cornstarch, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder (optional)
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 250 degrees f butter and flour a 8" or 9" spring form pan.
• 2 beat egg yolks with 2 cups sugar and lemon rind until very thick and pale.
• 3 sift flour and cornstarch together (and baking powder of using).
• 4 beat the egg whites, when they begin to thicken beat in 1 t sugar. continue beating until stiff peaks will stand.
• 5 add egg yolk onto egg whites, sprinkle with flour mixture and fold together with a rubber scraper gently but thoroughly.
• 6 turn batter int prepared pan, bake for about 1 hour, until it springs back when gently pressed with a finger.
• 7 cool 15 minutes in the pan then turn it out onto a rack to finish cooling.