Mixed Berry Meringue Cake
- 200 grams Frozen mixed berries
- 20 grams Suagr (for berries)
- 5 ml Lemon juice
- 100 grams Margarine (unsalted)
- 2 Eggs
- 30 grams Sugar (for the egg yolks)
- 70 grams Sugar (for the egg whites)
- 100 grams Cake flour
- Preparation: Allow the eggs and margarine to return to room temperature.
- Line the cake tin with baking paper.
- Sift the cake flour.
- Take 80 g of the frozen berries and add them to a heat resistant bowl.
- Add the sugar for berries and lemon juice and heat them up for 3 minutes in a microwave (500w).
- Take them out, give them a stir and then return to the microwave for a further 3 minutes until it becomes a jam-like consistency.
- Mix the remaining 120 g of the still frozen berries into the jam.
- Separate the egg yolks and whites.
- Blend the margarine in a bowl until creamy and then add the sugar for the egg yolks and mix.
- Add the egg yolks one by one, mixing after every addition.
- In a separate bowl, lightly whisk the egg whites.
- Add the sugar for egg whites in 2 - 3 goes whilst whisking thoroughly to create a meringue.
- Add half of the meringue into the mixture from step 7 and mix until smooth.
- Add the remiaing meringue and stir gently to avoid crushing any of the air bubbles.
- Add the sifted flour and mix quickly.
- Pour the mixture into the cake tin.
- Use a spoon to top the batter with the mixed berries.
- Bake for 30 minutes in an oven preheated to 180C, and then it is finished.
- Once cooled, chill in the refrigerator.
- Once chilled, remove from the cake tin and cut.
suagr, lemon juice, margarine, eggs, sugar, sugar, flour
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/145338-mixed-berry-meringue-cake (may not work)