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Lemon curd meringue cake
Photo: David Holifield

Lemon curd meringue cake

11 ingredients 30 min Serves 6-8 openrecipes

Homemade lemon curd is a thing of beauty. Layer it with meringue and you have a showstopper of a cake!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

379
Calories
9g
Protein
23g
Fat
39g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Passion Fruit not in our table 0
Redcurrant not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 8 free-range egg whites
  • 400g/7oz white caster sugar
  • 4 lemons
  • 110g/4oz butter
  • 175g/6oz caster sugar
  • 4 free-range eggs
  • 500ml/18floz double cream
  • 50g/1¾oz physalis ( Cape gooseberries
  • 2 passion fruit
  • 50g/1¾oz cherries
  • 50g/1¾oz redcurrants

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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