Velmas Pumpkin Torte Food

VELMA'S PUMPKIN TORTE

Steps:

• Combine crust ingredients; press into a 13x9-in. baking pan. In a bowl, combine the eggs, sugar and cream cheese. Beat until smooth. Spread over crust. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until top appears set. Cool on a wire rack. , Meanwhile, combine the pumpkin, egg yolks, milk, sugar, salt and cinnamon in a saucepan. Cook and stir until mixture is thickened; remove from the heat. , Dissolve gelatin in water; add to saucepan. Fold in whipped topping. Spread over cooled torte; chill. Garnish with whipped topping. Torte keeps well for several days in the refrigerator.

PUMPKIN TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In large mixing bowl, beat eggs; add remaining ingredients except Nut Topping. Mix well. Pour into lightly greased 9-inch spring form pan.
• Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool thoroughly; remove side of pan. Sprinkle with Nut Topping. Refrigerate leftovers.
• Nut Topping: In heavy skillet, brown 1/2 cup chopped almonds, 1/2 cup chopped pecans, 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in 2 tablespoons butter or margarine.

PUMPKIN HAZELNUT TORTE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour 2 round 9x1-1/2 inch pans.
• Reserve 1 cup pumpkin, set aside.
• Beat remaining pumpkin and all remaining ingrediants except powdered sugar, whipping cream, 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, and 1/4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds scraping bowl constantly.
• Beat on medium speed 4 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly between pans.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes, remove from pan, cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Beat the powdered sugar, whipping cream, vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice in chilled large bowl on high speed until stiff. Gently fold in pumpkin.
• Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down on serving platter; spread with half of pumpkin cream. Top with second layer, rounded side up. Spread remaining cream on top, top with very finely chopped hazelnuts if you wish.
• Refrigerate 1 hour before serving.

PUMPKIN TORTE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one 9x13 inch pan.
• In a medium bowl, mix the graham cracker crumbs and margarine. Evenly press into prepared pan to form a crust.
• Blend together the cream cheese, eggs and sugar; evenly spread over crust and bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Set aside to cool.
• In a 2 quart saucepan, combine the pumpkin, egg yolks, milk, 3/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Set aside to cool.
• Combine gelatin and cold water in a small bowl and allow to soften for 5 minutes. Mix in boiling water to dissolve. Stir into the pumpkin mixture.
• In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar; beat until stiff. Fold into pumpkin mixture and pour over cream cheese layer. Refrigerate until firm, about 4 hours, and cut into squares. Top with whipped topping and sprinkle with walnuts.

PUMPKIN TORTE

Steps:

• Mix crust ingredients until moist, and press*very* gently and evenly into bottom of 9"x13" cake pan.
• Blend'cream cheese mix' ingredients until smooth and free of lumps; I find it easiest to cream the cheese& sugar together, then gradually add the egg.
• Pour over crust, then bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees Farenheit.
• Cool to room temp.
• Combine all'pumpkin mix' ingredients except last three (egg whites, gelatin and 1/4 cup sugar); cook on stovetop until thickened.
• Remove from heat.
• Dissolve gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water; add to pumpkin mixture.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Whip the egg whites, gradually adding 1/4 cup sugar, until stiff.
• Gently fold into pumpkin mixture.
• Fill cake pan with pumpkin mixture; chill and serve with whipped cream.