Earth Apple Torte

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (10 ounce) large baking potatoes, baked or 1 cup mashed potatoes
• 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, finely ground
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 4 large eggs
• 1/3 cup seedless raspberry preserves
• 1/2 pint fresh raspberry (optional)
• mint sprig (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 butter and flour an 8 1/2" springform pan or a 9" round cake pan.
• 3 peel baked potato while still hot (protect your hands with oven mitts) and put in a food processor.
• 4 add 1 cup sugar, pecans, cinnamon, and cloves; process 30 seconds or until uniform in color.
• 5 place mixture in a bowl.
• 6 separate 3 eggs.
• 7 reserve the whites and add the 3 yolks plus the one whole egg to potato mixture; beat until smooth.
• 8 place whites in a separate bowl.
• 9 with an electric mixer on high, beat until soft peaks form.
• 10 gradually add in the rest of the sugar, beating until glossy peaks form (or about 4 minutes).
• 11 don't overbeat.
• 12 fold 1/3 of the egg whites into potato mixture until lightened.
• 13 fold in the rest of the whites until no streaks remain.
• 14 pour batter into pan and place on baking sheet.
• 15 bake for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 16 cool in pan on a wire rack.
• 17 spread preserves on top and garnish with raspberries and mint.