Strawberry-mascarpone cake with meringue

Name: Strawberry-mascarpone cake with meringue
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 100 g Butter or margarine; 325 g Sugar; 3 Eggs (size M); 1 pinch Salt; 7-10 Tbsp grated rind of 1 untreated lemon; 6 TABLESPOONS Milk; 120 g Flour; 2 TEASPOONS Baking Powder; 500 g Strawberries; 100 g Whipped cream; 400 g Mascarpone; 4 TABLESPOONS Lime juice; 5 TABLESPOONS Icing sugar; 1 TEASPOON Lemon juice; 7-10 Tbsp Icing sugar; 7-10 Tbsp Fat and breadcrumbs; baking paper

AUTHOR
Avis Adkins

DIFFICULTY
easy

RATING

COOK TIME
105 mins

TOTAL TIME
105 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 1

100 g Butter or margarine
325 g Sugar
3 Eggs (size M)
1 pinch Salt
7-10 Tbsp grated rind of 1 untreated lemon
6 TABLESPOONS Milk
120 g Flour
2 TEASPOONS Baking Powder
500 g Strawberries
100 g Whipped cream
400 g Mascarpone
4 TABLESPOONS Lime juice
5 TABLESPOONS Icing sugar
1 TEASPOON Lemon juice
7-10 Tbsp Icing sugar
7-10 Tbsp Fat and breadcrumbs
baking paper

Directions

1
Beat the fat and 100 g sugar with the whisk of the hand mixer until foamy. Separate the eggs. Stir in the egg yolks one by one. Add salt, lemon zest and milk. Mix flour and baking powder, then add bit by bit.
2
Grease the bottom of a springform pan (26 cm Ø) and sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Pour in the dough. Beat egg white until stiff, add 150 g sugar. Use 2 teaspoons to cut off about 10 small cams and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
3
Bake in the preheated oven (electric: 175 °C/ gas: level 2) for about 20 minutes. Spread the rest of the meringue on the sponge mixture. Bake in the preheated oven (electric oven: 175 °C/ gas: level 2) for approx. 35 minutes.
4
Let it cool down afterwards. Wash, clean and halve the strawberries. Put some aside for garnishing. Cover the cake base with the strawberries. For the cream, whip the cream until stiff. Stir mascarpone, remaining sugar and lime juice until smooth.
5
Fold in the cream and spread on the strawberries. Chill the cake for about 20 minutes. In the meantime, stir icing sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Dip the strawberries into the cake and sprinkle with sugar pearls.
6
Cover the cake with the strawberries and meringue dumplings before serving. Serve dusted with icing sugar. Makes about 12 pieces.