Chambéry Lemon Torte

Name: Chambéry Lemon Torte
Yield: Makes 10 to 12 servings
Ingredients: ½ recipe Classic Italian Meringue; 4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; Three 8-inch disks Chocolate Meringue; 1 cup (100 grams) unsifted cocoa powder; ¼ cup (25 grams) unsifted powdered sugar; 1 recipe Classic Lemon Curd

Preparation info

Makes
10 to 12
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Simple Art of Perfect Baking

By Flo Braker

Published 1984

About

Meringue takes two forms in this dessert: a crunchy cake layer and a fluffy frosting. The combination of chocolate meringue layers and lemon filling is subtle and refreshing.

Ingredients

Three 8-inch disks Chocolate Meringue
1 recipe Classic Lemon Curd
½

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Advance Preparations

If using, prepare a template from acetate. Trace a picture of a lemon with leaves from an art book.

Prepare Chocolate Meringue disks. (Pipe three 7½-inch circles on the baking parchmen