Yolly's Free Recipes
Sans Rival.....Napoleon Layered Cake
5 egg whites
I cup sugar
I 1/2 cup chopped unsalted cashews
or almonds
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Preheat oven to 350ø F.
Grease and flour heavily three 18-by-15-inch cookie sheets.
Set aside.
Beat egg whites until stiff.
Add sugar gradually and continue beating. Fold in
chopped nuts and vanilla.
Spread thin in prepared pans and bake for 20 minutes
or until golden brown.
Loosen and slide wafers to a flat surface and cool. Prepare
filling.
Filling
1/4 cup water
2/3 cup sugar
5 eggs, separated
I cup (8 ounces) butter
2 tablespoons rum
1/2 cup chopped cashew nuts
Boil water and sugar until it forms a syrup that spins a thread.
Beat egg whites
until thick.
Pour syrup into egg yolks in thin streams while beating.
Remove and
chill in refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes.
Cream butter and blend into egg yolk
mixture.
Add rum. Fill and cover wafers with filling.
Sprinkle top with chopped
cashews.
Serve chilled.
Serves 8-10.