Zuger Kirschtorte – Cherry Torte from Zug

Ingredients

• 4 egg whites
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 2 3/4 tablespoons cornflour
• 1 cup almond meal /ground almonds
• 3 eggs egg whites and yolks separated
• 3 tablespoons hot water
• 2/3 cup icing sugar sifted
• 1 1/3 tablespoons icing sugar
• 6 3/8 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 6 7/8 tablespoons cornflour
• 1 pinch baking powder
• 2/3 cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups icing sugar sifted
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 1/2 tablespoons jam redcurrant, or blackberry jam
• 4 tablespoons water
• 2 2/3 tablespoons icing sugar
• 1/2 cup kirsch
• 11/16 cup almonds toasted and chopped, you can keep the skin on to add some colour to the cake
• 9/16 cup icing sugar

Nutrition

• Calories : 1300 calories
• Carbohydrate : 156 grams
• Cholesterol : 290 milligrams
• Fat : 61 grams
• Fiber : 8 grams
• Protein : 23 grams
• SaturatedFat : 23 grams
• Sodium : 140 milligrams
• Sugar : 119 grams