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Pineapple Meringue Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Carol Forbes 

"This was my grandmother's favorite recipe, made only for special occasions. I can remember watching her cook. She never measured anything and her food was always great, but I think she had to be a little more exact with this cake. -Carol Forbes, Norwalk, Connecticut"
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This recipe has been rated 1 time with an average star rating of 5.0
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PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  20 Min
READY IN  50 Min

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INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 10 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • FILLING:
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, well drained

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a small mixing bowl, cream butter and 1/2 cup sugar. Add egg yolks and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Spread batter over the bottom of two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans (batter will be about 1/4 in. thick); set aside.
  2. In another mixing bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Spread meringue evenly over batter; sprinkle with walnuts. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned. Cool in pans for 5 minutes; loosen edges of cakes from pans with a knife. using two large spatulas, carefully remove cakes from pans; cool completely, meringue side up, on wire racks.
  3. In a chilled mixing bowl, beat the cream and vanilla until stiff peaks form. Fold in pineapple. Transfer one cake layer to a serving plate, meringue side up. Carefully spread filling over meringue; top with the remaining cake layer. Store in the refrigerator.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5 star rating.
Reviewed on mar. 22, 2007 by KPD03 
Light and delicious! I made a little extra whipped topping and added some more pineapple and... MORE


 
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