This recipe came from one of my Grandma’s old cookbooks from maybe the 60s. The pictures were off color and there was no copyright date on it. I assume these were purchased from the local five and dime or some Ben Franklin’s Store that was the place much like Walmart or Target is today.
She spent a good part of her life in a small town in Kansas where the local stores were not big box stores. They were the “mom and pop” stores that held this country together. Oh, the small town life- a much simpler life. If I could go back and spend one more day in her kitchen and that little town, what would I ask her or say? Probably just take in the smells and sounds of bacon frying in a pan, lawn mowers going, and the birds singing their melody of summertime.
My grandma and her sisters and most of the women in my family were always cooking up a storm and always after the next recipe they could try and outcook each other. So, here is a little taste of what that was like. Who would ever think that an old recipe from 1960 something would be discovered and enjoyed generations later in 2020. I hope to share this so that others can enjoy this simple and delicious dessert.
I hope you like this video and try this recipe. This is the perfect dish to take to a barbecue or a pot luck. Let me know how it turned out.
Summer Berry Torte
Equipment
- cake pan, mixing bowls, measuring cups, spoons, oven
Ingredients
Crust
- 16 Graham crackers, crushed
- 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/3 Cup melted butter
2nd layer – cheesecake filling
- 1 8 oz Cream cheese
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
3rd layer
- 1 can pie filling or make your own pie filling of your choice
Instructions
Make Crust
- Mix and pat graham cracker mixture into an 8 inch square pan
Make Cream Cheese Filling
- Cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Pour over crust and bake at 350° oven for 25 minutes.Cool and pour can of pie filling or homemade pie filling over the top. RefrigerateGarnish servings with whipped cream or ice cream.
