Strawberry Chocolate Meringue Layer Cake
Prep Time1 hour hr
Cook Time1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Calories:
Bottom Layer
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup butter softened
Whipped Cream Layer
- 1 3/4 cups whipping cream
- 4 Tbsp. powdered sugar
- 1/2 Tbsp. cacao powder
- 1 cup strawberries chopped
Meringue
- 4 egg whites
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
Bottom Layer
Preheat oven to 390 F. Prepare 13 x 9 baking pan.
In a large bowl combine flour, baking powder, egg yolks, powdered sugar and butter. Combine all ingredients together and knead by hand for 2-3 minutes until you will form a ball.
Lay flat on the bottom of the pan.
Bake for 15 - 20 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool completely.
Reduce the oven to 280 F.
Meringue
Prepare a separate flat baking pan with parchment paper. Using a pen draw rectangular shape in size 13 x 9. You want to fit your meringue after baking into the 13 x 9 pan on top of the bottom layer and whipped cream.
In a medium bowl beat the egg whites until soft peak, add sugar gradually (about 3 times). Mix ingredients well. Add lemon juice and mix.
Bake in the 280 F oven for one hour. Turn off the oven. Open the oven and leave the meringue there for at least 3 hours or overnight.
Serving: 16g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Potassium: 0mg | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 0mg | Calcium: 0mg | Iron: 0mg