Recipe - Pumpkin Pecan Torta

6 tablespoon Flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
One fourth teaspoon Ground cloves
4 Eggs,; separated
2/3 cup Sugar
1 cup Solid pack canned pumpkin
One half teaspoon Vanilla extract
One half cup Ground pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9 inch spring form pan. In
a bowl combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and cloves. In another bowl,
beat egg whites until foamy, add in 3 tablespoons sugar; beat until stiff
peaks form. In a large bowl, beat egg yolks with the remaining sugar until
pale, about 1 minute. Add pumpkin and vanilla and beat until well blended.~
Stir in flour mixture. Fold in egg whites and pecans. Pour into the
prepared pan. Bake for 40 50 minutes, let cool 10 minutes, and remove
from pan. Serve each slice with whipped cream, mint, candied pecans, or
powdered sugar.

Yield: 810 servings~
Recipe By :ESSENCE OF EMERIL SHOW #EE2211

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #300

Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 07:35:47 0500

From: Meg Antczak meginny@frontiernet.net