Pastry Dough
11/3 cups of wheat flour
1/4 cup of cornstarch
6 tablespoons of melted butter
2 tablespoons of vanilla extract
6 eggs
Filling
1 cup of cornstarch
1 cup of chopped walnuts
1/2 cup of water
1/4 cup of milk
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
4 egg yolks
Icing
1/2 cup of cornstarch
4 egg whites
Auxiliary Ingredients
2 20cm-diameter cake pans
Pastry Dough
11/3 cups of wheat flour
1/4 cup of cornstarch
6 tablespoons of melted butter
2 tablespoons of vanilla extract
6 eggs
Filling
1 cup of cornstarch
1 cup of chopped walnuts
1/2 cup of water
1/4 cup of milk
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
4 egg yolks
Icing
1/2 cup of cornstarch
4 egg whites
Auxiliary Ingredients
2 20cm-diameter cake pans
Pastry Dough
Preheat the oven to medium temperature and grease the cake pans with butter
In a blender, beat the eggs with cornstarch
Add vanilla extract
SLOWLY add the flour and mix
ADD the melted butter and mix
Pour into the cake pans and bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown
Remove from the pans when still warm
Filling
Cook the cornstarch in water until it reaches the honey point (let it cool slightly and check if it slides between your fingers)
ADD the egg yolks and milk
MIX until thickened
ADD the chopped walnuts and vanilla extract, MIX
Place one cake on a plate and spread with the filling
Cover with the other cake and reserve
Icing
Preheat the oven to high temperature
Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form
SLOWLY add the cornstarch, beating constantly until stiff peaks form
SPREAD over the cake and bake for 5 minutes or until lightly browned.