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Lemon meringue loaf cake.
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Lemon meringue loaf

Lemon drizzle loaf recipe with an extra layer of meringue on top
Prep Time30 minutes
Baking Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Calories: 653kcal
Author: Katalin Nagy

Ingredients

For the loaf

  • 170 g Unsalted butter room temperature
  • 140 g Granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract pure
  • 3 Eggs
  • 170 g Flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 Lemon zest

For the syrup

For the meringue

  • 30 g egg white approx. 1 egg white
  • 50 g Granulated sugar
  • Few drops lemon juice

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 180 C / 356°F
  • With an Electric hand mixer beat together butter, vanilla extract and sugar until it becomes creamy and pale then add eggs, one at a time. Do not over beat
  • Sift in flour and baking powder then add lemon zest and mix just until well combined with the help of a Rubber spatula
  • Fill Loaf pan tin until ¾
  • Bake for 40-50 min or until skewer inserted comes out clean
  • Towards the end of the baking time make the syrup: boil lemon juice and sugar in a saucepan until slightly thickens and reaches syrup consistency
  • Once loaf is baked, prick the top with toothpick or skewer and pour the warm syrup over, this is the drizzle stage. The syrup will sink in. Let the cake cool in the tin.
  • Continue making the meringue. Place egg white and sugar in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water (double boiler) and heat the mixture over medium-high heat whisking constantly until reaches 80 C / 176 F . Whisking is important to avoid cooking the egg white
  • Once mixture reaches 80 C / 176 F move egg white sugar mixture into your Stand mixer and whip the meringue up on high volume until stiff shiny peaks. This can take up to 5-10 minutes
  • After loaf cooled down carefully remove from tin and decorate with meringue and some lemon zest

Nutrition

Calories: 653kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 188mg | Sodium: 55mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 55g | Vitamin A: 1075IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg