Cake 9 wasn't mine

Well, the next cake I completed was the Brittle Torte submitted to Taste of Home by Phyllis Murphey of Lower Lake, CA.

Brittle Torte Recipe

Cake:

8 eggs, separated

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1-1/2 cups sugar

1 tsp. salt

1/4 cup water

1 tsp. lemon juice

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. cream of tartar

Topping:

1-1/2 cups sugar

1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup water

1/4 tsp. instant coffee granyles

1 tsp. baking soda

Whipped Cream:

2 cups heavy whipping cream

2 Tbsp. sugar

2 tsp. vanilla

Let eggs stand at room temp for 30 minutes. Combine flour, sugar and salt. Whisk egg yolks, water, lemon juice and vanilla; add to flour mixture. Beat til well blended.

Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until soft peaks form; fold into batter. Spoon into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan. Cut through batter with a knife to remove air pockets. Bake on lowest oven rack at 325 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until top springs back when touched. Immediately invert pan and cool completely.

For topping

Grease a 15"x10"x1" pan. In a heavy sauce pan, combine sugar, corn syrup, water and coffee granules. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook, without stirring to 300 degress (hardcrack stage). Remove from heat; stir in baking soda. Immediately pour into prepared pan. Stretch brittle in pan with two forks; cool. Break into pieces. Beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form.

Unmold cake; cut into four layers. Place bottom layer on a plate; topwith 1/2 cup whipped cream. Repeat layers twice ; top with remaining layer. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining cream. Sprinkle with brittle.

OK. I short-cutted some of this recipe due to my time and I don't use coffee or coffee products. So, for the topping I used a chocolate coated toffee you can find in the store baking goods section. And for the whipped cream, I used cool whip.

This cake was similar to an angel food cake. It wasn't very sweet. I loved the chocolate toffee in it although that's not part of the original recipe.