Lemon-Filled Meringue Cake

Submitted by Alia55

"A lovely lemon dessert."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• Cake

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 4 eggs, seperated
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup almonds, sliced

• Filling

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon lemon rind, grated
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

• Frosting

• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar

directions

1. To make Cake: Preheat oven to 350.
2. Grease two 8 inch gake pans.
3. Cream butter with 1/2 cup sugar untill light and fluffy.
4. Add egg yolks one at a time.
5. Blend in milk and vanilla.
6. Sift flour and baking powder together, and gradually add this to creamed mixture.
7. Beat for 2 minutes.
8. Divide batter between pans.
9. In another bowl beat egg whites and 1 tsp lemon juice untill soft peaks form.
10. gradually add 1 cup sugar, and beat till stiff peaks form.
11. Spread meringue over cake batter in pans.
12. Sprinkle Almons on one layer.
13. Bake for 30 minutes.
14. Filling: Mix cornstarch, sugar and milk in a small saucepan, heating over medium heat and stiring constantly.
15. Bring to a boil.
16. Stir a little of the hot mixture into the egg yolks, then add egg mixture to the sauce pan.
17. Cook for 1 minute, stirring.
18. remove from heat and add lemon rind and juice.
19. Frosting: Whip cream and sugar till soft peaks form.
20. Assemble the cake: place layer without almonds on a serving platter, meringue side down.
21. Spread with lemon filling.
22. Place second layer on top, almond side up.
23. Frost edges of cake with whipped cream.

Reviews

[Shappy]

It tasted really great. The only thing I would suggest is that you leave the cake and the filling to cool until you assemble it. I assembled it almost right away and everything started to slip off and it was just a giant mess. Very yummy however!! Remember LET IT COOL!