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Chocolate Meringue Cake

Ingredients:

  • 4 egg whites
  • 200g castor sugar
  • 20g cocoa powder
  • 70g dark chocolate, chopped
  • 2 tubs Belgian King Island Dairy Créme Dessert
  • 1/2 cup thickened cream, whipped

Method:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 140C. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form and then gradually start to add sugar. Keep beating until meringue is thick, glossy and stiff.
  • 2. Fold in cocoa and chopped chocolate.
  • 3. Line two baking trays with baking paper and spread meringue into two even sized circles, approx 22 cm wide.
  • 4. Cook for one hour and then turn oven off and let cool completely in the oven. Meringue should be soft in the middle but crisp on the outside.
  • 5. Put one layer of meringue onto serving plate and spread with one tub of King Island Dairy Créme Dessert - chocolate. Top with remaining layer of meringue and cover the top with King Island Dairy Créme Dessert - chocolate that has had the whipped cream folded through it.
  • 6. Serve with berries on the side.
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Wine Matching
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Reisling
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Dessert
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Sangiovese
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Sparkling
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Beer
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Dollop on a chocolate tart or alongside a date and chocolate torte - the nutty-ness of the créme fraiche works well with chocolate.

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