Both sides of my family loves sweets! On one side we have Great Grandma Sickles baking wonderful pies and on the other is Great Grandma Kamany's soups, cabbage rolls and cakes. Unfortunatly, I was too young to remember Grandma Kamany's cooking and baking. But I heard the stories for many years. One day I was in Aunt Julia's kitchen daughter of Great Grandma Kamany) and she gave me a recipe for a cake called Dios Torta. She said this is the cake Grandma Kamany would make for everyone's birthday. So, I think it was my Mom's 53rd birthday when I first made this cake. Everyone was pretty excited about it! I think it brought back some good memories for her. I then made it for Aunt Julia's 90th and 95th birthday. The last time I made it, Montana Rose, now the fifth generation, helped me. I can't help but imagine that Great Grandma Kamany would be very pleased. :)
Cream:
2 c sugar
1/2 lb butter, softened
6 egg yolks
Sift together and add to creamed mixture:
1 lb. ground walnuts
1 lb. ground graham crackers
3 T. baking powder
Mix and add to creamed mixture:
2 1/2 c milk
1 t vanilla
Set creamed mixture aside.
In another bowl beat:
6 egg whites until stiff.
Fold egg whites into creamed mixture.
Put mixture into 4 greased 8 inch round cake pans. Put parchment in the bottom of the pan. Bake at 350 til done. Cool.
Mock Whipped Icing (Hanis Tortabevanat)
*Note: Recipe is as it was given to me but I always double the icing.
Cream:
1c sugar
1 stick of butter
1 stick of shortening
Then mix and add:
3/4 c warm milk
1 t vaniila
