Caramel Coffee Nut Torte

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 eggs, separated
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs, fine
• 3/4 cup nuts, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup coffee, hot and strong
• 1/4 cup evaporated milk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 torte:
• 2 beat the egg whites until stiff but still moist. beat the egg yolks until thick and lemon colored; fold into whites.
• 3 combine sugar, graham cracker crumbs, nuts and salt and fold in gradually (do not beat) in the combined eggs like angel food cake.
• 4 pour into well greased and floured 9" pie pan.
• 5 bake in a preheated oven at 325 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
• 6 cool in pan and cut into wedges. top with ice cream and the caramel coffee sauce.
• 7 caramel coffee sauce:.
• 8 put sugar in heavy saucepan; place over medium flame and stir constantly until sugar melts and becomes a golden brown liquid (about 8 minutes).
• 9 add coffee slowly stirring well as it steams and bubbles.
• 10 boil 5 minutes until syrup is smooth.
• 11 remove from heat; cool 2-3 minutes; gradually add evaporated milk and salt beating vigorously.