Lovely clouds of meringue layered with smooth whipped cream and colorful sweet berries. This cake tastes light and heavenly.It’s always a hit at parties and perfect for spring and summer.
Ingredients
- Meringue:
- 6 egg whites (room temperature)
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar*
- *It's fine with out it too.
- Cream:
- 3 cups Heavy whipping cream
- 8 0z. cream cheese
- 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange liqueur*
- * you can substitute vanilla extract
- Choice or mix of:
- Sliced strawberries
- blueberries
- raspberries
- blackberries
- sliced kiwi
- sliced peaches/nectarines
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
- Beat egg whites with sugar.
- Add cream of tartar and continuing to beat until meringue is stiff.
- Trace 3 -9 inch circles on a parchment paper.
- (I use the bottom part of spring foam baking pan lined with parchment paper)
- Spread or pipe meringue evenly over the circles.
- Bake for 2 hours.
- Turn off the oven and keep it in the oven for another 2 hours or overnight.
- Meringues can be made a night or two before.
- Cream:
- Beat cream cheese.
- Gradually add sugar.
- Add in orange liqueur/vanilla extract.
- On med-low speed, add heavy whipping cream.Increase speed as the cream gets thicker.
- Beat until smooth and fluffy.
- Assembling (Maximum of two hours before serving)
- Spread a generous amount of cream on the meringue layer.
- Arrange fruits and berries.
- Place the second layer on top of the fruits and berries and repeat the steps for the rest of the layers.
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