What shall we make for Easter Dinner dessert??? This is the question I kept asking myself all week. I have an idea, and someone else has offered me theirs, but before making the final choice, I decided to take a poll. I randomly asked six different sisters to answer this question. What immediately comes to mind when you think of choosing a most favorite Easter dessert?

Five out of six said “…something light and fluffy.” Four out of six said “…cool and creamy.” Three out of six said “…something lemony.” Two out of six said “…white or light yellow.” Interestingly enough, each of our desserts fit these descriptions, so we ingeniously combined them into one spectacular creation which we hope that many will enjoy!

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Springtime Lemony Angel Food Meringue Torte

SERVINGS 12servings CHANGE SERVING SIZE servings

COOK TIME 45mins

PREP TIME 1hr

READY IN 2hrs

Ingredients

• Lemon Angel Food Cake
• 1/2 cup flour (4 1/2 oz)
• 1 1/3 cup sugar (10 1/2 oz)
• 10 large egg whites
• 2 large lemon(s) grated zest only
• 1 Tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp cream of tartar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Lemon Curd (this makes more lemon curd than you need for this cake)
• 10 large egg yolk(s)
• 1 3/4 cup sugar (14 oz)
• 4 large lemon(s) juice only, (7 oz)
• 2 large lemon(s) grated zest only
• 6 oz butter cubed
• 1/2 tsp salt
• Topping
• 1 container cool whip
• Meringue Layers
• 6 egg whites
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp sliced almonds

Instructions

To Make the Angel Cake:

1. Preheat the oven to 350​ ​F and arrange an oven shelf in the bottom third of the oven. Sift the flour and 3½oz of the sugar together in a bowl and set aside.
2. Whisk the egg whites in a large bowl with an electric hand whisk or mixer on a high speed for one minute until frothy. Add the lemon zest, lemon juice, cream of tartar and salt and continue whisking for 2-3 minutes, or until soft peaks form when the whisk is removed from the bowl. Increase the speed and add the remaining 7oz of sugar, one tablespoon at a time to form firm, but not stiff peaks.
3. Sprinkle over one-third of the flour mixture and fold gently to combine. Repeat with the remaining two-thirds of the flour mixture folding gently to keep as much air in the mixture as possible.
4. Transfer the batter to a 10 inch angel food cake pan. Gently run a knife through the center of the batter to remove any pockets of air. Cook for 45-50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
5. Remove from the oven and immediately turn upside down onto the tin’s cooling legs, or place over the neck of a wine bottle. Leave to cool for at least one hour. Run a knife around the inner and outer edges of cake to remove it from the pan. Invert onto a plate. Carefully use a palette knife to separate the cake from the base of the pan. Leave to cool on a wire rack.

To Make the Lemon Curd:

1. Mix the egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest together in a large pan. Cook over a low heat, stirring with a wooden spoon, making sure to stir the sides and base of the pan.
2. Cook for 5-7 minutes, or until the mixture coats the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter. Pass through a sieve into a large jug. Fill two 12​ ​oz glass jars with the lemon curd and seal with lids. Cover the remaining curd with cling film and leave to cool.

To Make the Meringue Layers:

1. Preheat oven to 275. In a mixer, beat the egg whites on medium speed until foamy. Switch to high speed and gradually beat in the sugar until stiff and glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Add the vanilla.
2. Remove beater whisk and by hand, gently fold in 1/2 cup sliced almonds.
3. Line two sheet pans with baking paper and trace two circles of the base of the angel food cake pan - 10" diameter on each. Divide meringue between the two circles and form into rounds - staying 1/4" within the border - they will be about 3/4" high. Sprinkle with the additional 2 Tbsp of sliced almonds.
4. Bake at 275 degrees for 3-35 min. or until golden and crisp. Remove from oven and cool on a rack.

To Assemble:

1. Cut the Angel food cake in half horizontally
2. On the bottom layer, spread some lemon curd, followed by cool whip, meringue layer, then the top of the angel cake spread with lemon curd, cool whip and then the top meringue layer.

This can be frozen and pulled out when ready to serve.
A lovely presentation for Easter and not as difficult as it sounds.
You can always make a box angel cake mix in place of the homemade one and you could buy a jar of lemon curd, but it's just not like the real deal!

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