Mandeltorte

Directions

Have ½ cup butter at room temperature.

Sift together flour, baking powder, and ⅓ cup sugar.

Cut the ½ cup butter into dry ingredients with a pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal.

Beat one egg and stir into flour mixture.

Pat into a 9 inch flan pan, pushing about ⅓ of the dough up against sides of pan.

Chill ½ hour.

Soften remaining ½ cup of butter and beat remaining sugar into it.

Beat in two eggs, one at a time, beating well between each.

Stir in almonds and extract.

Pour over pastry. Bake at 350℉ (180℃) for 30 minutes.

Remove from oven and cool one hour.

Spread jam over torte.

Mix powdered sugar with enough lemon juice to form a spreadable icing.

Use a pastry bag fitted with small hole to pipe icing in a design over top of torte.