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Meringue Layer Cake with Blueberries

Preparation time: 60 minutes
Cooking time: 60 minutes
Servings: 8

A light and elegant cake with crispy meringue layers and velvety blueberry cream with a hint of lemon. Garnished with fresh blueberries, chopped chocolate, and mint, perfect for the sweet moments of summer.

Meringue Layer Cake with Blueberries

Ingredients

  • Layers
  • 3 egg whites
  • 100 g sugar
  • 100 g powdered sugar
  • Blueberry Cream
  • 1 sheet gelatin
  • 250 g frozen blueberries
  • 125 g sugar
  • ½ lemon
  • 50 ml water
  • 400 ml heavy cream

Instructions

  1. Layers
  2. Whisk the egg whites and gradually add sugar to form a light meringue.
  3. Gently fold the powdered sugar into the meringue.
  4. Place the meringue in a piping bag and pipe three round layers approximately 18 cm in diameter on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. You will need two baking sheets.
  5. Bake the layers at 110°C (convection) for one hour and then let them cool with the oven door open.
  6. Blueberry Cream
  7. Soak the gelatin in water for 5 minutes.
  8. Bring blueberries, sugar, lemon, and water to a boil in a saucepan.
  9. Blend into a completely smooth purée.
  10. Squeeze the water from the gelatin and stir it into the hot mixture.
  11. Let the blueberry purée cool completely.
  12. Whip the cream to soft peaks and gently fold it into the cooled blueberry purée.
  13. Place the cream in a piping bag with a round nozzle and pipe the cream between the meringue layers.
  14. Top with chopped chocolate, mint, and fresh blueberries.

Meringue Layer Cake with Blueberries

Cake and sweets
Meringue Layer Cake with Blueberries

A light and elegant cake with crispy meringue layers and velvety blueberry cream with a hint of lemon. Garnished with fresh blueberries, chopped chocolate, and mint, perfect for the sweet moments of summer.

Posted on 6/10/2024

Servings

8

Total time

2 hours

Servings

8

Total time

2 hours

Ingredients

Layers

•
3 egg whites
•
100 g sugar
•
100 g powdered sugar

Blueberry Cream

•
1 sheet gelatin
•
250 g frozen blueberries
•
125 g sugar
•
½ lemon
•
50 ml water
•
400 ml heavy cream

Instructions

Layers

1

Whisk the egg whites and gradually add sugar to form a light meringue.

2

Gently fold the powdered sugar into the meringue.

3

Place the meringue in a piping bag and pipe three round layers approximately 18 cm in diameter on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. You will need two baking sheets.

4

Bake the layers at 110°C (convection) for one hour and then let them cool with the oven door open.

Blueberry Cream

1

Soak the gelatin in water for 5 minutes.

2

Bring blueberries, sugar, lemon, and water to a boil in a saucepan.

3

Blend into a completely smooth purée.

4

Squeeze the water from the gelatin and stir it into the hot mixture.

5

Let the blueberry purée cool completely.

6

Whip the cream to soft peaks and gently fold it into the cooled blueberry purée.

7

Place the cream in a piping bag with a round nozzle and pipe the cream between the meringue layers.

8

Top with chopped chocolate, mint, and fresh blueberries.


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