Sans Rival, anyone?

Overwhelmed With Joy is sponsoring the second edition of her Holiday Cooking, Blogger Style. Here’s one of my favorite desserts—Sans Rival (also known as Napoleon Layered Cake).

Wafers

5 egg whites
1 cup sugar
11/2 cup chopped cashew nuts (unsalted)
½ teaspoon vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Grease and flour three 18 x 15 inch cookie sheet. Do so heavily.
3. On a separate bowl, beat egg whites until thick.
4. Add sugar gradually and continue beating.
5. Mix in chopped cashews and vanilla.
6. Spread mix in cookie sheets.
7. Bake for 20 minutes.
8. After baking, place resulting wafers in a flat surface and let it cool off. You should have three layers of wafers.
9. Prepare filling.

Filling

¼ cup water
2/3 cup sugar
5 egg yolks
1 cup butter
½ cup chopped cashew nuts

1. Boil water and sugar until if forms a syrup.
2. On a separate bowl, beat egg yolks until thick.
3. Add syrup to the mixture and continue beating.
4. Place the mixture inside the refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes.
5. Cream butter and blend into cold egg yolk.
6. Spread mixture in-between the wafers.
7. Add chopped cashew nuts on top.
8. Freeze and serve chilled.

If you have a question, please note that I have eaten tons of sans rival but have yet to bake one. I share this recipe with the hope that someone will read it, bake a sans rival and send me a slice.

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Comments

[Magi]

I have never heard of this. What an interesting recipe. Thanks!