Berry Cake with Meringue, Almonds, and Vanilla

Name: Berry Cake with Meringue, Almonds, and Vanilla
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 8-10 pers
Ingredients: 25 g (1/2 pkt) KronJäst för Söta Degar, färsk; 45 g (ca 3 msk) vatten; 150 g (ca 1,6 dl) strösocker; 150 g smör; 3 st ägg, delade i äggulor och äggvita; 2,5 g (ca 1/2 tsk) bakpulver; 150 g (ca 2,5 dl) mjöl; 5 g (ca 1 tsk) vaniljpulver, ekologiskt krossat; 200 g mandel, malen; 200 g vinbär eller andra syrliga bär; 90 g (ca 1 dl) strösocker; 24 g (ca 2 msk) potatismjöl eller maizena; 3 äggvitor (se ovan); 150 g (ca 1,5 dl) strösocker; 2 g (ca ⅓ tsk) vaniljpulver, ekologiskt

Marie Skogström
8–10 people
30 min
1 hour 40 minutes

Deliciously tart berries melt in your mouth when paired with almonds and vanilla—it’s practically magic. Feel free to use whichever berries you like, but tart ones work best, as they pair especially well with the meringue and creamy almonds. The crust works well if you freeze it before baking.

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Here's how:

1

Dissolve the yeast in a little lukewarm water with a little of the wheat flour, and let it sit for about 30 minutes.
2

Preheat the oven to 175 °C.
3

Beat or blend the sugar, vanilla, and butter.
4

Separate the eggs and use the yolks for the cake, reserving the whites for the meringue. Add the egg yolks to the butter mixture, whisking constantly, until you have a well-blended batter.
5

Stir the yeast mixture into the batter.
6

Mix the flour with the baking powder, then fold it into the batter.
7

Pour into a greased pie pan.
8

Mix the sugar and potato flour with the berries and spoon the mixture into the center of the pan. Bake for 40 minutes, then let the cake cool.
9

Whisk together the egg whites and sugar over a hot water bath. When the meringue feels hot—about 65 °C—remove it from the heat and continue whisking until cool. Spread the meringue over the cake, then brown it (depending on your oven’s heat) for a few minutes under the broiler or with a gas flame.

Garnish with berries.