Chocolate Meringue With Orange Cream Cake
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Chocolate Meringue With Orange Cream Cake
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| Servings | Prep Time |
| 10slices | 1hour |
| Cook Time |
| 45minutes |
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Ingredients
Chocolate Meringue
- 6 Egg Whites
- 1 1/4cups Caster Sugar
- 1tsp Vanilla Extract
- 3tbsp cocoa powdersifted
- 1/4cup Flaky Almonds
- 1 Flake Chocolate Bar
Orange Cream
- 600ml Thickened Cream
- 3tbsp Caster Sugar
- 4tsp Orange Zestabout 2 oranges
Candied Orange
- 1 Orange
- 1cup Caster Sugar
- 2cups water
Instructions
Chocolate Meringue
- Pre-heat a fan forced oven to 130°C (265°F).
- Using a 20cm round baking pan, draw a circle on 3 separate sheets of baking paper. Place baking paper drawing side down on 3 separate baking trays.
- In a large bowl, add egg whites & using an electric mixer beat until soft peaks form.
- Gradually add sugar, beat well after each addition.
- Add vanilla and continue beating to mix through.
- Add cocoa powder and using a spatula fold into the egg white mixture.
- Evenly spread meringue into each of the three circles on the baking paper. Smooth the top of each meringue.
- Sprinkle each meringue layer with flaked almonds.
- Place in oven and bake for 45 minutes. Note: if you use 3 shelves in the oven rotate their position every 15 minutes to get an even baking.
- Turn off oven, leave door ajar and allow meringues to cool completely in the oven.
Orange Cream
- In a large bowl add thickened cream and using an electric mixer, beat until soft peaks form.
- Add caster sugar and continue beating until fully combined
- Add Orange Zest and continue beating until fully combined.
- Place in refrigerator until ready to use.
Candied Orange
- Cut orange in half then cut into 5mm slices.
- Add caster sugar & water to a large frying pan over medium heat. Stir until sugar has dissolved
- Add orange slices to the pan then bring to boil.
- Moderate heat to allow a gentle boil and continue boiling for about 20 minutes.
- Remove orange pieces and allow to cool on a wire rack.
Cake Assembly
- Place chocolate meringue layer on a plate and top with 1/3 on the orange cream.
- Place second meringue layer on top and spread 1/3 of the orange cream on top.
- Place final meringue layer on top then spread remaining orange cream over the top.
- Place candied orange pieces on top of the cake then sprinkle chocolate flake over the top.
- Store in refrigerator until ready to serve
Recipe Notes