Torta De Santiago

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon rind, grated
• 1/2 lb almonds, finely ground
• 7 eggs, separated
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• powdered sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cream the sugar, lemon rind, and egg yolks until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• 2 stir in the almonds and cinnamon.
• 3 beat the egg whites until they are stiff, but not dry.
• 4 stir a few tablespoons of the egg into the almond mixture, then fold in the rest of the egg whites.
• 5 pour into 2 greased 8 in layer pans and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until the cakes are well browned.
• 6 cool briefly, then remove the cakes from the pans.
• 7 coat with powdered sugar and nuts (optional).