Franco Noriega Instagram – Lemon 🍋 meringue cake. A delight inspired by my summer trip to capri, with white chocolate and coconut. On top, a delicious meringue (gluten free)
Ingredients:
Cake:
1 cup of butter
1 cup of chopped white chocolate
4 table spoons of coconut flakes
5 eggs
3/4 cups of sugar (3/4 cup)
Zest of 3 lemons
1/4 cup lemon juice
1.5 cups of almond flour
1 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
Italian Meringue:
4 egg whites
1 tsp of lime juice
3/4 cup sugar
1/2cup water
Procedure:
1. Melt the butter with chopped white chocolate and combine, add coconut flakes.
2. Separate the yolks and whites of 5 eggs
3. In a bowl, beat sugar and egg yolks until slightly fluffy, and the mixture turns pale yellow.
4. Add lemon zest, lemon juice. Mix well
5. Add almond flour, baking powder, the melted white chocolate mixture and a pinch of salt. Beat for a few seconds, just until incorporated
6. Pour the mixture in a bowl for the oven
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 350F for 25-30 minutes.
8. While it’s in the oven, make the meringue: 9.In another bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form
9. In a pot melt the water and sugar until creating a syrup with soft bubbles consistency, remove from the heat and incorporate the syrup slowly into the eggs whites while beating at high speed
10. Pour the mixture on top of your cake batter
11. Take the cake out of the oven, reduce the temperature to 160 degrees Celsius, and spread the meringue on top. Bake for another 30-35 minutes.
12. Remove from the oven and let it cool before unmolding. | Posted on 15/Jan/2024 02:53:12
