Rhubarb Torte (Today Show Recipe)

INGREDIENTS

• A total of 1.125 cup flour for dessert

• A total of 1.75 cup sugar for use in all three dessert layers.

• 0.5 cup butter (soft)

• 1 pinch salt

• 3 egg yolks

• 0.5 cup cream

• 2.25 cup rhubarb (cut quite small)

• 3 egg whites (meringue)

• 0.25 teaspoon cream of tartar

DIRECTIONS

First layer: 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup butter (soft), 2 Tablespoons sugar, a pinch of salt. Mix these ingredients together with a pastry blender. Pat into an 8-by-8-inch pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes.

Second layer: 3 egg yolks, 1 1/4 cups sugar, 1/2 cup cream, 2 tablespoons flour, 2 1/4 cups rhubarb (cut quite small). Mix these ingredients together. Pour on the first layer. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

Third layer: (Meringue) 3 egg whites, 6 tablespoons sugar, 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy, then add sugar gradually. Keep beating until sugar dissolves and the meringue stands in peaks. Pour it on the second layer. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes. Cool.