Merry meringue cake
Merry meringue cake recipe in the egg category
Recipe ingredients:
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In medium mixing bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar at high speed until foamy.
- Add 3/4 cup of the sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating constantly until sugar is dissolved and whites are glossy and stand in soft peaks. Set aside.
- In large mixing bowl, beat together butter and remaining sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add egg yolks and beat until thoroughly blended.
- In small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add to batter alternately with milk, blending well after each addition.
- Beat in lemon peel and juice.
- Pour into 2, 8 x 1 1/2 inch round, cake pans lined on bottom with waxed paper.
- Spread reserved meringue over batter in each pan, gently smoothing tops.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Turn off oven.
- Let stand in oven 5 minutes.
- Cool on wire racks.
- To serve, stack layers on serving plate or platter.
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