Peach Meringue Torte Recipe
Ingredients
| Flour | 1 Cup (16 tbs), sifted | |
| Sugar | 1 | |
| Baking powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1⁄2 Teaspoon | |
| Peach | 3 1⁄2 Cup (56 tbs), slices | |
| Vanilla | 1⁄2 Teaspoon | |
| Lemon rind | 1 Teaspoon, grated | |
| Butter | 1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs) | |
| Powdered sugar | 3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs), sifted | |
| Eggs | 4 , separated | |
| Heavy cream | 1 Cup (16 tbs) |
Directions
flour, baking powder and salt together.
Drain peaches; reserve syrup.
Combine vanilla, lemon rind and 1/4 cup syrup.
Chill remaining syrup and peaches.
Cream butter and powdered sugar.
Beat in egg yolks gradually.
Add flour mixture alternately with syrup mixture; beat thoroughly after each addi- tion.
Spread batter in 2 greased and floured 9 x 1 1/2-inch cake pans.
Beat egg whites until foamy.
Add 3/4 cups sugar gradually to egg whites.
Beat until stiff peaks form.
Spread meringue over cake batter; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar.
Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans.
Allow to cool on racks.
Place 1 layer, meringue side down, on cake plate.
Whip cream until stiff peaks form; sweeten with sugar to taste.
Top with half the whipped cream and 1 cup peaches.
Add second layer, meringue side up; top with remaining cream and peaches.
Drain peaches; reserve syrup.
Combine vanilla, lemon rind and 1/4 cup syrup.
Chill remaining syrup and peaches.
Cream butter and powdered sugar.
Beat in egg yolks gradually.
Add flour mixture alternately with syrup mixture; beat thoroughly after each addi- tion.
Spread batter in 2 greased and floured 9 x 1 1/2-inch cake pans.
Beat egg whites until foamy.
Add 3/4 cups sugar gradually to egg whites.
Beat until stiff peaks form.
Spread meringue over cake batter; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar.
Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans.
Allow to cool on racks.
Place 1 layer, meringue side down, on cake plate.
Whip cream until stiff peaks form; sweeten with sugar to taste.
Top with half the whipped cream and 1 cup peaches.
Add second layer, meringue side up; top with remaining cream and peaches.
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