🌰 Hungarian Esterházy Torte Recipe

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🌰 Hungarian Esterházy Torte Recipe

Ingredients

For the cake layers (nut meringues):

• 6 large egg whites
• 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 ½ cups finely ground walnuts (or almonds, traditional variation)
• Pinch of salt

For the buttercream filling:

• 6 large egg yolks
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ¾ cup whole milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (or 1 tbsp cognac/brandy for authentic flavor)
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

For the topping:

• ½ cup walnuts or almonds, chopped
• ½ cup sugar (for caramelizing)

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