Passionfruit Meringue Cake

This is a fabulous cake to cook for a special occasion.  Not only does it look impressive, it tastes amazing too!!

A five layer cake with a butter style cake base that is topped with a pillowy meringue layer.  The cake and meringue are baked together making this cake easy to assemble.  The rich passionfruit swirled mascarpone and cream filling is simply devine and make for a fantastic treat at any time.

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Passionfruit Meringue Cake

Prep Time

60 minutes

Cook Time

40 minutes

Servings

slices

Ingredients

Cake

• 250 g Butter softened
• 1 cup Caster Sugar
• 4 Eggs
• 1 3/4 cups Self-Raising Flour
• 1/3 cup Sour Cream
• Passionfruit Pulp extra to drizzle

Meringue

• 4 Eggs Egg white only
• 1 cup Caster Sugar

Passionfruit Cream

• 300 ml Thickened Cream
• 250 g Mascarpone Cheese
• 4 tbsp Passionfruit Pulp
• 2 tbsp Icing Sugar sifted

Prep Time 60 minutes Cook Time 40 minutes Servings slices Ingredients Cake 250 g Butter softened 1 cup Caster Sugar 4 Eggs 1 3/4 cups Self-Raising Flour 1/3 cup Sour Cream Passionfruit Pulp extra to drizzle Meringue 4 Eggs Egg white only 1 cup Caster Sugar Passionfruit Cream 300 ml Thickened Cream 250 g Mascarpone Cheese 4 tbsp Passionfruit Pulp 2 tbsp Icing Sugar sifted

Instructions

Cake

1. Pre-heat a fan forced oven to 180°C (350°F).
2. Grease and line with 2 layers of baking paper two 20cm (8 inch) springform baking pans.
3. Add butter and caster sugar to a large mixing bowl.
4. Using an electric mixer beat until light and creamy.
5. Beat in eggs, one at a time and mix well after each addition.
6. Add flour and sour cream and fold through mixture.
7. Divide mixture evenly among the baking pans and smooth the surface. Set pans aside.
8. Make meringue per instructions below.
9. Spoon meringue evenly over the batter in the pans, then smooth the surface.
10. Place pans in oven and bake for 35-40 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
11. Remove from oven, let cool then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.

Meringue

1. Add egg whites to a medium bowl.
2. Using an electric mixer, beat egg white until soft peaks form.
3. Gradually add caster sugar beating well after each addition.
4. Continue beating until meringue is glossy.

Passionfruit Cream

1. Add thickened cream to a small bowl and using electric mixer beat until soft peaks form.
2. In a separate bowl, add mascarpone, passionfruit pulp and icing sugar and stir to mix through.
3. Fold thickened cream into mascarpone mixture.

Cake Assembly

1. Place one cake, meringue side up, on a plate or cake stand.
2. Spread passionfruit cream over the top, then drizzle with extra passionfruit pulp.
3. Place second cake on top, meringue side up.
4. Dust with icing sugar over the top then drizzle with extra passionfruit pulp.