Step #1 Butter 3 Nine inch round cake pan & line the bottom of each one with a round of buttered parchment paper.
Step #2 Dust the pans with flour & shake out any excess.
Step #3 Preheat oven to 350°F.
Step #4 In a bowl with an electric mixer, beat the egg yolks with 3/4 c of granulated sugar until the mixture is doubled in volume & forms a ribbon when the beaters are lifted (about 5 mins).
Step #5 In a food processor/blender or mixer, pulse the walnuts with the remaining 2 tbsps of sugar until ground fine.
Step #6 Add the walnuts, the bread crumbs, the coffee & the rum to the yolks & fold carefully.
Step #7 In another bowl, with clean beaters, beat the egg white just to stiff peaks.
Step #8 Gently & slowly fold the whites into the yolk mixture.
Step #9 Divide the batter among the three cake pans, spreading it evenly & giving each cake pan a good thump against the counter to make sure there are no air bubbles.
Step #10 Bake the layers 20 to 25 mins, or until the sides pull away from the pans & the tops spring back when pressed carefully.
Step #11 Cool in pans on racks for ten mins.
Step #12 Run a sharp knife round the sides of the layers & carefully invert the layers onto the racks.
Step #13 Remove & discard parchment paper & allow layers to cool completely.
Step #14 Make the Coffee Whipped Cream:.
Step #15 In a large, chilled bowl, stir this together 3 tbsps of the cold heavy cream & the instant coffee until coffee is dissolved.
Step #16 Add remaining cream & confectioner's sugar & beat until cream forms stiff peaks.
Step #17 This will provide enough whipped cream to fill the two layers & to garnish the top.
Step #18 You can place the cream for the top in a pastry bag & decorate the top this with rosettes.
Step #19 Garnish with the toasted walnut halves.
Enjoy the Austrian Walnut Torte With Coffee Whipped Cream recipe