Strawberry and raspberry delight recipe



Strawberry and raspberry delight recipe from Arid

kids can help can make in advance ok to freeze vegetarian
Category Cakes and biscuits recipes
Serves10-12
Prep time20 mins Plus 4 hours to freeze mins
Cook time0 mins

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Ingredients

150g plain sweet biscuits
½ cup desiccated coconut
1½ tsp ground cinnamon
100g butter (melted)

To fill:

2 egg whites (at room temperature)
1 cup sugar
250g (1 punnet) ripe strawberries (hulled and sliced)
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla extract

To garnish:

Fresh raspberries

Handy Hint

The cake will keep in an airtight container in the freezer for up to a month

Method

1. Line the base of a 26-28cm spring form cake tin with baking paper or waxed paper. This makes it easy to lift the cake out later.
2. Make the base by putting the biscuits in a brown paper bag and crushing them into crumbs by beating carefully with a rolling pin. Pour the crumbs into a medium bowl and add the coconut, cinnamon and melted butter. Stir well to combine.
Press firmly into the base of the prepared tin. It doesn’t need to be a thick layer – just enough to cover the bottom of the tin. Refrigerate the base while you prepare the filling.
3. Place egg whites, sugar, sliced strawberries, lemon juice and vanilla in the clean, dry bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on high speed for about 6-8 minutes until the mixture is very thick and fluffy and the sugar has dissolved. To test whether it is ready, rub a bit of the mixture between your fingers. You should not feel any gritty sugar - if you do, beat a little longer.
4. Spoon the filling over the chilled base, smooth the top, cover with a sheet of baking paper and freeze for at least 4 hours.

To serve, cut cake into wedges using a knife that has been warmed in hot water. Garnish with fresh raspberries on top.

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From: Arid on Tue 15-May-12 17:20:44 Overall rating: 0.0