Pumpkin Torte
- CRUST
- 23 - 25 double graham crackers, crushed
- 1/3 c. sugar
- 1/2 c. butter, melted
- BOTTOM LAYER
- 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 3/4 c. sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- TOP LAYER
- 2 c. pumpkin
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/3 c. milk
- Dash of salt
- 1 tbsp. cinnamon
- 1/4 tspn. ground cloves
- 1/8 tspn. ground nutmeg
- 1 env. gelatin, dissolved in 1/4 cup water
- 3 egg whites
- 1/4 c. sugar
- Serve with Whipped Cream
- Crust; combine cracker crumbs, 1/3 cup sugar and melted butter. Press into 9 x 13 inch pan.
- Bottom layer; cream together softened cream cheese and sugar. Add beaten eggs, beat all together. Pour mixture over crust and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
- Top layer; cook together pumpkin, egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, milk, salt and cinnamon, clove, nutmeg until thick like a custard, about 2 - 3 minutes. Remove from heat; add gelatin mix and cool. Beat 3 egg whites until foamy and add 1/4 cup sugar; beat untill they form stiff peaks. Fold into pumpkin mixture and spread over crust. Serve with whipped cream.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/pumpkin-torte-50108387 (may not work)