This fruit torte recipe is so delicious. Made with fresh berries, it's a great summertime treat.
You can use a mix of berries, such as raspberries, strawberries, blackberries, or blueberries. You could also just use one type, such as strawberries, and turn this into a Strawberry Fruit Torte recipe.
For the pictured cake, I used lots and lots of huge strawberries, blackberries, and halved grapes. Because of the quantity of fruit, I dissolved 1 package of gelatin in 2 cups of unsweetened apple juice (following package instructions). I let the gelatin thicken slightly in the fridge for about 1 hour before spooning it over the fruit.
The original recipe calls for one leaf of gelatin dissolved in 100 ml of juice. This is commonly used in Germany, but does not dissolve as easily as the granulated gelatin. If you have leaf gelatin, you can use it here. The conversion for gelatin is 4 leaves = 1 package gelatin = 1 tsp. granulated gelatin.
This is a great "diet" German dessert, very light and with little sugar - actually no sugar - honey is used for sweetness.
Serve this with frozen vanilla yogurt for a scrumptious finish to a traditional German meal. For a more decadent dessert, serve with whipped cream.
Strawberry Torte Recipe
Ingredients:
2 eggs, separated
pinch salt
3 tbsp. honey
1 1/2 cups ground almonds
2 tbsp. cornstarch
1 lb. fresh strawberries (or mixed berries)
1/4 tsp. gelatin (or 1 leaf)
3 oz. unsweetened apple juice
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Beat egg whites with pinch of salt until stiff.
Stir in honey.
Fold in stirred egg yolks.
Mix ground almonds and cornstarch together. Add to egg white mixture and mix gently.
Put batter into greased 8-inch springform pan. Bake 20 minutes or till done.
Let cake cool. Remove from pan. Place on cake plate. Replace outer ring of springform pan around cake.
Place berries on cake (if large, cut in half).
Prepare gelatin according to package. Dissolve in heated apple juice.
Spoon gelatin over berries. Let set. Remove springform ring.
For the pictured cake, I used lots and lots of huge strawberries, blackberries, and halved grapes. Because of the quantity of fruit, I dissolved 1 package of gelatin in 2 cups of unsweetened apple juice (following package instructions). I let the gelatin thicken slightly in the fridge for about 1 hour before spooning it over the fruit. 
