Walnut Pecan Torte Serves 8

Mix eggs and yolks together. Whisk until light. Beat in .25 c sugar. Add nuts and cake crumbs. Beat whites until foamy; add .25 c sugar until softly peaked. Fold into yolk mix. Divide between 2 greased and floured 9″ cake pans. Bake at 300 for 35 min. Remove to racks and cool 10 min. Shake loose and finish cooling. Whip cream w 1T sugar and vanilla until stiff. Split cake layers. Fill w cream and spread on top. Decorate w whole nuts.

Egg 2
Egg 6, separated
Sugar
Nuts 0.75c walnuts
Nuts 0.5c pecans
Nuts, Almonds 10 blanched
Cake crumbs 0.25c fine
Heavy Cream 1.5c
Vanilla 0.5tsp