Key Lime Meringue Cake Recipe

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Key Lime Meringue Cake
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Ingredients
24
Count
Nutrition
672
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For Cake: Heat oven to 350°F. with rack in middle. Butter cake pans, then line bottoms with rounds of parchment. Dust pans with additional flour, knocking out excess.
  2. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together into a bowl.
  3. Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer (or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment) at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in zest and vanilla and continue beating until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes more. At low speed, add flour mixture in 3 batches alternately with milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture and mixing until batter is just smooth.
  4. Divide batter between cake pans, spreading it evenly. Bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean and cakes begin to pull away from sides of pans, 20 to 25 minutes.
  5. Cool for 15 minutes in pans on racks. Run a thin knife around sides of pans, invert cake layers onto racks, and cool completely.
  6. For Filling: Whisk together sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a heavy 2-quart saucepan, then whisk in 3/4 cup water and juice until smooth. Whisk together eggs in a medium heat-proof bowl until well combined.
  7. Bring juice mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring with whisk, then reduce heat and continue to cook at a slow boil, stirring with whisk, 1 minute (mixture will be thick). Remove pan from heat.
  8. Add half of hot juice mixture to eggs in a slow stream, stirring with whisk. Stir egg mixture into juice in pan and cook over medium-low heat, stirring, just until it reaches a simmer. Remove pan from heat and add butter and zest, stirring until butter is melted.
  9. Cover filling with a buttered round of wax paper or parchment paper and chill until cold, about 1 hour.
  10. For Frosting: Combine frosting ingredients in a large bowl with electric mixer (or stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment). Beat at high speed until frosting is thick and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes.
  11. Assemble Cake: Halve each cake horizontally with a long serrated knife. Put 1 layer on a cake stand or a large plate and spread with one-third of filling (about 2/3 cup).
  12. Stack remaining cake layers using half of remaining filling between each layer.
  13. Spread top and side of cake generously with frosting.
  14. Cooks' Notes: •Limes, whether Key or Persian, can vary tremendously in the amount of juice they hold; some can be quite dry and pulpy inside, while others will release plenty of liquid. That makes it difficult to give you, the cook, an idea of how many limes you'll need. We think you'll be safe buying a total of 1 1/2 pounds Key limes or 10 medium Persian limes to make the cake layers, filling, and icing. But don't be surprised if you have extra. Use them up in a batch of margaritas! •Cake layers (not split) can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, wrapped individually in plastic, or frozen 1 week. Halve chilled layers while still cold, but defrost frozen layers before attempting to halve them. Filling can be refrigerated, covered, overnight. Stir before using. •The egg whites in the frosting are not cooked. If this is a concern, you can substitute reconstituted dried egg whites, such as Just Whites. Cake can be assembled and frosted 2 hours ahead if using fresh whites, and 6 hours ahead if using dried whites. Alternatively, cake can be filled but not frosted 1 day ahead. Wrap well in plastic and chill. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before frosting it.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 671.66 Kcal (2812 kJ)
Calories from fat 390.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 43.43g 67%
Cholesterol 218.86mg 73%
Sodium 245.32mg 10%
Potassium 229.8mg 5%
Total Carbs 68.93g 23%
Sugars 64.23g 257%
Dietary Fiber 0.06g 0%
Protein 5.86g 12%
Vitamin A 0.5mg 17%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 118.7mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 297.36 Kcal (1245 kJ)
Calories from fat 173.05 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.23g 67%
Cholesterol 96.89mg 73%
Sodium 108.61mg 10%
Potassium 101.74mg 5%
Total Carbs 30.52g 23%
Sugars 28.44g 257%
Dietary Fiber 0.03g 0%
Protein 2.59g 12%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 17%
Iron 0.3mg 4%
Calcium 52.5mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 17
    Points
  • 19
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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