Eton mess cake

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• same965

  20 May 2011

  same965 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  It was a great success! My friends loved it. I was in a hurry and finally I mixed all the strawberry into the batter (next time I will slice some on the top). I didn't put meringues nests either on the top.

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• frozenpixie

  27 May 2011

  frozenpixie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was nice, but next time I wouldn't bother with the meringue, and I would probably use raspberries instead of strawberries. It also took more like an hour to cook, although I think the blame goes to my terrible oven and the size of my tin. Good thing to bring to a picnic, though. They look really pretty!

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• Fred

  02 June 2011

  Fred rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is so simple and easy to make but I did find that I needed a bigger tin the first time, which was easy to fix the next time. I also found the timings to be right. It's best to eat it on the day.

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• PamV

  03 June 2011

  PamV commented on this recipe

  Great summer cake. Eggs & sugar needed whisking much longer than stated (double the time) but well worth the effort; also needed to be in the oven 10 mins longer. Will definitely do again.

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• olympia

  06 June 2011

  olympia rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I omitted the meringues nests but it came out just perfect!!! I will definitely make this cake again!!!

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• Avril

  12 June 2011

  Avril rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was a lovely pudding/cake which I made when the family was with us for a week. It was big enough for pudding two nights running. In fact, the piece that was left kept well in the fridge for another couple of days, and all it needed to make it as good as new was about 20 seconds in the microwave to loosen it up again. I don't think the meringue added anything except an unusual appearance - and of course, it wouldn't be Eton Mess Cake without it!

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• Gill

  24 June 2011

  Gill rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Easy to make took slightly longer to cook excellent with icecream for a pudding.Making again for the cake stall at village flower festival as it looks good without having to spend ages icing and decorating.I was not sure about the addition of meringues but thought they worked really well with the finished cake.Lets hope it sells well!!

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• Beth

  26 June 2011

  Beth commented on this recipe

  Worked well - though needed a lot longer in the oven.

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• Frantic Flapjack

  04 July 2011

  Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really good but as with the couple of comments above, it needed a lot longer in the oven than the recipe states. I didn't put the meringues on top but before putting into the oven, I sprinkled over some golden caster sugar which caramelised the strawberries and stopped them drying out. Very good end result and a lovely summery cake.

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• HazySummerSky

  15 August 2011

  HazySummerSky rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this cake for cousins coming for dinner. Quite tasty but definietly needed longer in the oven and would maybe make it with raspberriess instead of strawberries or a mixture of both if I was making it again. looked superb and went well with a good dollop of whipped cream.

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• Belkey

  21 August 2011

  Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really popular, but best eaten on the day of making as the meringue sort of 'dissolves' within a day.

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• mandy

  08 November 2011

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• Alibongo

  10 June 2012

  Alibongo commented on this recipe

  Lovely, easy, great!

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• brendz

  21 June 2012

  brendz rated and commented on this recipe

  

  loved this recipe... easy to make and tastes delicious.. thank you

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• brendz

  21 June 2012

  brendz commented on this recipe

  loved this recipe... easy to make and tastes delicious.. thank you

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• PURDYDOG

  28 July 2012

  PURDYDOG commented on this recipe

  This has become the family favourite. Takes longer in the oven and longer to whisk eggs and sugar to get it really pale and thick. Have used home made meringues and shop bought ones and think the home made ones give better texture and more of a caramelised taste. Ive never seen a cake disappear so quickly! Served it with clotted cream and extra berries.

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• Gin

  10 June 2013

  Gin rated and commented on this recipe

  

  used a 28 x 20 cake tin and it took an extra 35 mins in my fan oven. tasted great and was very easy to make. looked really good too,

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Ingredients

• 175g unsalted butter
• 5 tbsp double cream , from a 300ml pot
• 1 tsp vanilla paste or extract
• 225g plain flour
• 100g ground almonds
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 200g golden caster sugar
• 5 large eggs , at room temperature
• 400g strawberries ,½ roughly chopped, ½ finely sliced
• 4 meringues nests (50g/2oz), very roughly broken up
• a little icing sugar , to serve

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Cuts into 15 pieces

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 25 mins

Cook 40 - 45 mins

Ingredients

• 175g unsalted butter
• 5 tbsp double cream , from a 300ml pot
• 1 tsp vanilla paste or extract
• 225g plain flour
• 100g ground almonds
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 200g golden caster sugar
• 5 large eggs , at room temperature
• 400g strawberries ,½ roughly chopped, ½ finely sliced
• 4 meringues nests (50g/2oz), very roughly broken up
• a little icing sugar , to serve

PER SERVING

306 kcalories, protein 6g, carbohydrate 31g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 1g, sugar 20g, salt 0.17 g

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