[Cz-L] add recipe

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> Dear Czernowitzers,
>
> My mother came over this afternoon so we could bake a special cake
> for my son's birthday. It's my grandmother's recipe so we decided
> to share it with all of you. I know we have other Schmettentorten
> on our list already, but I venture to say that this one is
> different -- and very special.
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> LOTTE'S SCHMETTENTORTE
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> Cake--
> 8 oz butter
> 1/2 cup sugar
> 2 cups flour
> 4 oz ground almonds
> pinch of rum and pinch of vanilla extract
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> Filling --
> 2 cups sour cream
> 1/2 cup sugar
> pinch of vanilla extract
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> Sour cherry (or cherry) preserves.
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> Preheat oven to 350.
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> Mix all the cake ingredients in an electric mixer. Butter and
> flour two spring forms and spread the dough over the bottom of the
> two forms. Bake until lightly browned (ca. 20-25 minutes).
> Allow to cool completely.
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> Beat sour cream in the mixer on high. Add sugar and vanilla and
> continue beating until quite firm.
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> Place one of the cake layers on a serving platter. Spread sour
> cherry jam to cover it. Spread about 1/3 of the sour cream mixture
> over the jam. Cover with second cake layer. Spread the rest of
> the sour cream over the top and sides evenly.
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> Chill in refrigerator for a day or two before serving.
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> enjoy!
>
> best, Marianne and Lotte HIrsch
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Marianne Hirsch
Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Institute for Research on Women and Gender
602 Philosophy Hall
Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
(212) 854-5121

http://www.columbia.edu/~mh2349
Received on 2006-12-16 20:16:09