Hungarian Meringue Cake

 Hungarian Meringue Cake

Ingredients

Meringue ke liye:

• Egg whites — 4
• Caster sugar — 200 g
• Cornflour — 1 tbsp
• Lemon juice — 1 tsp
• Vanilla essence — 1 tsp
• Chopped walnuts — 100 g

Cream filling ke liye:

• Whipping cream — 400 ml
• Icing sugar — 3–4 tbsp
• Vanilla essence — 1 tsp

Optional:

• Chocolate shavings
• Extra toasted walnuts
• Fresh berries

Method

1. Oven ko 120°C par preheat karein. Baking tray par parchment paper laga dein.
2. Egg whites ko clean, dry bowl mein stiff peaks tak beat karein.
3. Sugar ko thora-thora karke add karte hue beat karein, jab tak mixture glossy aur bilkul stiff na ho jaye.
4. Cornflour, lemon juice aur vanilla gently fold karein.
5. Chopped walnuts bhi carefully fold kar dein.
6. Meringue ko 2–3 equal circles/layers mein spread karein.
7. 120°C par 1½–2 hours bake karein. Meringue dry aur crisp honi chahiye. Oven band karke usay andar hi completely cool hone dein.
8. Whipping cream ko icing sugar aur vanilla ke saath stiff peaks tak whip karein.
9. Cake assemble karein: meringue → cream → meringue → cream.
10. Upar cream, walnuts aur chocolate shavings se decorate karein.
11. Cake ko kam az kam 3–4 hours refrigerate karein, phir slice karein.

Tip: Meringue banate waqt bowl aur beaters bilkul grease-free hon. Agar egg whites mein thora sa bhi yolk aa jaye to meringue properly stiff nahi hoti.