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Eton mess cake
Photo: David Holifield

Eton mess cake

11 ingredients 25 min Cuts into 15 pieces openrecipes
Eton mess cake

Bring the flavours of an English summer to your table with this clever twist on a traditional favourite

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

803
Calories
21g
Protein
24g
Fat
121g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Strawberry 1 cup (152g) 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Meringue 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

  • 175g unsalted butter
  • 5 tbsp double cream , from a 300ml pot
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste or extract
  • 225g plain flour
  • 100g ground almonds
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 200g golden caster sugar
  • 5 large eggs , at room temperature
  • 400g strawberries ,½ roughly chopped, ½ finely sliced
  • 4 meringues nests (50g/2oz), very roughly broken up
  • a little icing sugar , to serve

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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