Lemon meringue ice cream cake
Cooking time
Prep: 20 mins - 30 mins Plus at least 4 hours freezing timeSkill level
EasyServings
Serves 8This looks and tastes so good people will never believe it only takes 20 minutes to put together
Nutrition and extra info
Additional info
- Freezable
Nutrition lemon meringue ice cream cake
- kcalories
- 464
- protein
- 5g
- carbs
- 57g
- fat
- 26g
- saturates
- 14g
- fibre
- 1g
- sugar
- 37g
- salt
- 0.51g
Ingredients
- bought slab of Madeira cake
- 8 meringue nests
- 500ml tub crème fraîche
- jar of good quality lemon curd
- red summer berries to decorate
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Method
- Line the base of a 20cm round springform cake tin with greaseproof paper. Cut the Madeira cake into 1cm slices and use to line the base of the tin. Fill in the gaps between the slices with small pieces of cake.
- Break the meringues into pieces and put into a large bowl. Tip in all the crème fraîche and fold together. Dollop large spoonfuls of the meringue mixture and lemon curd into the tin. Don’t stir. Spread level with a palette knife, then tap the tin on the counter surface to make sure the mixture is packed down. Freeze for at least 4 hours.
- When ready to serve, remove the cake from the tin and put on a serving plate. Decorate with red summer berries.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2003
Comments, questions and tips
Comments
Can't believe anyone doesn't like this! My favourite "cheat's pudding" and yes, everyone thinks I'm fibbing when I say how easy it is. Haven't had the meringue dissolving - I wonder whether people did smash the pieces up too finely? Usually love to spend ages making elaborate desserts but great to have something like this up my sleeve for the right occasion.
Brilliant, quick and easy make ahead pudding. I made this for a new years eve party as an alternative to heavier puds. Went down a treat. Everyone loved it and most had two helpings! I love the fact that you can make it the day before. Well worth a go. I am trying to work out how to make a smaller version for a more intimate dinner party.
It is very simple but maybe thats what makes it great!
I made this as a reccy for a dinner i'm holding for my in-laws and it was a great success! My husband thought it was great and that I must have spent ages in the kitchen!
Will definitely make this for my dinner and serve with a raspberry coulis or something similar.
I have made this on numerous occasions now.
I found 15 minutes is about the right time in the summer months.
However I occasionally take it from the freezer towards the end of the main meal and that works well too.
Everyone who has eaten it before - always asks for it when they come for a meal.
I have given this to many friends and family.
I will try and do it in a loaf tin as suggested for a change.
As we live in France - Lemon Curd is not sold here, I get it from UK.
I will try a variation as suggested.
Going to make this this weekend maybe as a St George's treat. I make a similar dessert taken from one of my back issues. its the mixed fruit meringue chill and this is a 5 rating dessert. Made in advance placed in the freezer and taken out before we sit for main meal and let to malt a little, so good served with a raspberry coulis.
This is a great, quick dessert to make when you haven't a lot of time. I served it at a dinner party and it went down very well! its so refreshing and light its perfect after a heavy main. I used mcvities lemon cake instead of madeira, highly recommended! The only snag i found, was the meringue dissolved in the cake, it still tasted delicious, and i will be making it again. Very good store cupboard dessert to have in your repertoire.
