Raspberry and Chocolate Meringue Cake

Name: Raspberry and Chocolate Meringue Cake
Yield: Serves 6-8
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons caster sugar; 4 large egg whites (size 1); 15 ml (3 fl oz) milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; Extra caster sugar; 25 g (1 oz) toasted chopped hazelnuts; 4 large egg yolks (size 1); 1 tablespoon water; 75 g (3 oz) plain chocolate, broken into pieces; 375 g (12 oz) raspberries; 150 ml (¼ pint) double cream; 175 g (6 oz) caster sugar; Cocoa powder; Pinch of salt; 25 g (1 oz) cornflour; 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar

Preparation info

Serves
6-8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Cook's Companion

By Josceline Dimbleby

Published 1991

About

This meringue cake is one of the most useful summer party puddings as it can be assembled up to 3 hours before you eat.

Ingredients

For the Meringue

4 large egg whites (size 1)
Pinch of salt
175 g (6

Dessert
Summer
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Line the bottom of 2 ungreased 18 cm (7 in) sandwich tins with discs of baking parchment cut to fit. Whisk the egg whites with the salt until stiff, then whisk in half the sugar,