Recipes and Cooking Desserts & Baking Cakes Tortes Candy Bar Torte Be the first to rate & review! By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on October 12, 2012 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 45 mins Bake Time: 30 mins Total Time: 45 mins Servings: 12 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 3 2.2 ounce creamy white candy bars with almonds ½ cup water 2 ¼ cup sifted cake flour 2 teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon baking soda 1 cup butter or margarine 1 ½ cup sugar 4 egg yolks 1 cup buttermilk 4 egg whites ¼ cup sugar 1 10 ounce jar seedless raspberry jam Whipped Cream Frosting (see below) Whipped Cream Frosting 1 ½ cup whipping cream ¼ cup sifted powdered sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla Directions Reserve half of one candy bar for garnish. Break up remaining bars. Heat and stir broken candy and water in a small saucepan over low heat until melted. Cool 20 minutes. Grease and flour three 9 x 1-1/2-inch round cake pans. Combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside. Beat butter or margarine in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Add the 1-1/2 cups sugar; beat until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks; beat in melted candy. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to candy mixture, beating after each addition. Wash beaters thoroughly. Beat egg whites in another bowl until soft peaks form (tips curl). Gradually beat in the 1/4 cup sugar; beat until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight). Fold into batter. Divide batter evenly among prepared pans. Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 30 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes; remove cakes from pans. Cool. To serve, spread jam between layers; frost top and sides of assembled cake with Whipped Cream Frosting. Chop reserved candy; sprinkle on top of cake. Makes 12 servings. Whipped Cream Frosting Beat whipping cream with sifted powdered sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form (tips curl). Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 610 Calories 34g Fat 72g Carbs 7g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 12 Calories 610 % Daily Value * Total Fat 34g 44% Saturated Fat 11g 55% Cholesterol 113mg 38% Sodium 313mg 14% Total Carbohydrate 72g 26% Protein 7g Calcium 171.6mg 13% Iron 1.8mg 10% *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.