Malakov Torte Recipe

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Combine milk, cornstarch, coffee& egg yolks in top of double boiler and cook over boiling water until pudding consistency.
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Remove from heat, and let cool.
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Cream butter with sugar and add the pudding mixture by tablespoon-fulls, stirring constantly.
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Add almonds& vanilla.
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5
Line a cake pan with one-third of lady fingers; put half of pudding mixture on top.
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Repeat layers, with the last third of crumbled lady fingers on top.
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Cover with waxed paper and refrigerate overnight with a weight on top, so that the pudding will be absorbed by the cake.
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Serve with whipped cream on top.