Vasina torta

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Vasina Torta (Васина торта, Vasa's torte) - the most loved cake in Serbia.

Ingredients

the base

• 6 eggs
• 6 tablespoons of sugar
• 6 tablespoons of ground nuts
• 2 tablespoons of flour
• 10g baking soda
• a little bit of fresh orange juice

filling

• 300g ground nuts
• 0.5 litre milk
• 200g margarine
• 5 lines of chocolate
• a little oil
• 4 egg yolks
• 4 egg whites beaten to firm peaks
• 4 tablespoons of sugar (add to your taste)

Mise en place

• Preheat the oven to 200° C (400° F - gas 6)

Method

1. Mix the ingredients for the base, and put it in a tray.
2. Bake it for about 20 minutes at 200°C.
3. After it's baked, pour some orange juice over it.
4. Mix the nuts, milk, margarine and some sugar, and bring them to the boiling point.
5. In another pot, melt the chocolate with a little oil.
6. In a third pot, mix the egg yolks with the sugar. Then mix all three parts of the filling, boiling it for about 10 minutes.
7. Pour this over the base and wait for everything to cool.
8. Finally, add the whipped cream and chocolate shavings.