Title: Sans Rival (Cake Without a Rival)
Categories: Cake Filipino
Yield: 12 Servings
| FILLING |
| 6 | | Egg yolks (large eggs) |
| 1/2 | lb | Butter |
| 1/2 | c | Karo light corn syrup |
| WAFERS |
| 6 | | Egg whites |
| 3/4 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla |
| 1/2 | lb | (1 1/2 cups) roasted cashew nuts |
| | | Preferably unsalted, finely chopped manually or |
| | | By food processor |
Beat egg yolks until light and lemon-colored. Heat corn syrup over low
heat until bubbly 2 minutes. Immediately pourr syrup in thin streams to egg
yolk while beating. Chill to cool. Cream butter. Beat in cooled egg yolk
mixture. Seet aside in a cool place. Preheat oven to 325. Line 3 12x18
inch cookie sheets with waxed paper. Liberally grease and flour. Beat egg
whites until soft peaks form when beater is slowly raised. Gradually beat
in sugar, 3 tbs. at a time, beating well after each addition. At high
speed, beat until stiff peaks form when beater is slowly raised. Fold in 1
cup of finely chopped cashews (save 1/2 cup for garnish) and vanilla, using
rubber spatula, until blended. Spread evenly onto baking sheets, 1/4 inch
thick. Bake at 325 for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately cut
wafer on each baking sheet in 1/2 down the center, loosen and transefer to
a clean flat surface lined with wax paper, and quickly peel off the wax
paper that the wafer cooked on (if you don't do this now while the wafer is
hot, the paper won't come off). Spread icing thinly on top of each wafer
(you should have six 12 by 9 inch wafers) and layer. Ice top layer and
sprinkle with remaining nuts. Freeze. Cover cake when icing has hardened.
Serves 12. SANS RIVAL (Cake without a Rival)