Coffee Layer Cake With Cream Filling

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 pinch baking soda
• 3 egg whites
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup strong coffee
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 tbsp flour
• 2 tbsp butter
• confectioners' sugar
• coffee

Method

1. 1 Cream 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar. Add 1/2 cup milk.
2. 2 Sift in 1/2 cup cornstarch, 1 1/4 cups flour, 1/2 tsp cream of tartar, and a pinch of baking soda.
3. 3 Fold in stiffly beaten whites of 3 eggs. Bake in buttered layer-cake tins for 30 minutes.
4. 4 Cook 1 cup milk, 1 cup strong coffee, and 1 cup sugar in a double boiler.
5. 5 Thicken with 3 egg yolks and 3 tbsp flour rubbed smooth with cold milk. Stir while cooking.
6. 6 Remove from heat, add 2 tbsp butter, and cool. Spread between layers and ice with confectioners' sugar moistened with coffee.