Ingredients:
4 eggs
300 g (10 oz) sugar
200 g (7 oz) flour
1 tsp baking powder
100 g (3.5 oz) walnuts, ground
10 Tbsp water
FILLING:
1/2 l (2 cups) milk
3 Tbsp flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
150 g (5 oz) butter
150 g (5 oz) powdered sugar

Preparation:

1. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.

 

2. Combine flour and baking powder.

 

3. Mix sugar and egg yolks. Add water, one tablespoon at a time. Beat until foamy. Fold in beaten egg whites. Stir in walnuts.

 

4. Pour batter into a greased and flour-dusted pan. Bake for 40 min. at 175 C.When cool, divide the cake into three uniform layers with a serrated knife.

 

5. FILLING: Scald 1/4 l (1 cup) milk. Combine remaining 1/4 l (1 cup) milk with flour and add the mixture to scalded milk. Cook for 10 minutes. Let cool.Mix butter and sugar until fluffy. Add to milk mixture.

 

6. ASSEMBLE: Mix 1 dl 1dl (4 fl oz; 1/2 cup) water with 3 Tbs rum. Sprinkle each layer of cake with 1/3 rum mixture, spread with the filling. Frost cake top and sides with remaining filling. Sprinkle with ground walnuts.

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