A sweet cake resembling a New Year's wreath not only looks beautiful, but also conquers the sweet tooth with its excellent taste. It will especially appeal to those who love the delicate taste of weightless meringue.
To make the cake "with a bang", you need to remember a few secrets of making meringues:
- When baking dessert, never open the oven, otherwise the cake will settle.
- Proteins for meringues should not be cold, but at room temperature.
- Do not be lazy to beat a strong foam, it should be dense and shiny, if you cannot beat it meringue badly.
So, to make an airy New Year's cake you will need:
- proteins - 4 pcs;
- salt - a pinch;
- icing sugar - 300 g;
- sifted wheat flour - 2 tsp;
- white wine vinegar - 1 tsp;
- raspberry jam - 3 tsp;
- fresh or frozen raspberries - 125 g (if you don't have fresh berries, you can use any jam);
- lemon - ½;
- cream - 300 ml;
- for decoration: fresh mint leaves, berries.
Preparation
Beat the whites with a mixer into a strong foam, when it becomes stable, gently add a little powdered sugar, lemon juice, flour and vinegar.
Spread baking paper on a baking sheet and use the whipped egg whites to form a circle on it with a tablespoon.
Place the proteins in an oven preheated to 120C for 2 hours. After this time, turn off the oven, but do not rush to get the meringue, it should stand there for about half an hour.
Grind fresh or defrosted raspberries in a blender (sugar to taste).
Whisk in the cream. Cover the chilled meringue with cream, garnish with raspberry puree, jam, berries and mint leaves to make the cake look like a New Year's wreath. Strawberries, cherries and pomegranate seeds can be used as decoration.
If the meringue is cracked during the cooking process, don't be discouraged, just cover the ugly places with whipped cream. There are very few calories in such a cake, which is especially important for those who are losing weight by the New Year. An important point: decorate the cake just before serving so that the Meringue retains its structure and does not melt from the sweet syrup.
