Blueberry meringue cake
Instructions
Tip
Making your Swiss meringue is the trickiest part of this blueberry meringue cake recipe, but with a few tips, it is a technique you will master in no time. A key thing to remember is that the water in your water bath should be no more than a gentle simmer and that whisking the egg whites and sugar into a meringue may take a few minutes.
Tip
Another important thing to remember is to gently whisk the egg mixture with a hand mixer until the sugar has entirely dissolved. This prevents graininess and ensures a smooth-textured meringue. You can test the texture of your meringue mixture by rubbing a small amount between your fingers. Be sure to let the mixture cool slightly on a spoon before touching it so you do not burn your fingertips. If the texture of the meringue is smooth and you cannot detect any grains of sugar, your Swiss meringue mixture can now be whisked at medium speed until it is thick and glossy.
Questions about meringue cake
Below you can read our answers to some frequently asked questions about meringue cakes to prepare to use our easy recipe for meringue cake with berries so you can serve a beautiful and delicate dessert.
Ingredients
Blueberry meringue cake:
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Egg whites
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3 |
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Sugar (approx. 2 dl)
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175 g |
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Freshly squeezed lemon juice
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1 tsp |
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Frozen or fresh blueberries (approx. 2 dl)
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150 g |
Filling:
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Double cream
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2½ dl |
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Fresh, mixed berries
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200 g |
Blueberry meringue cake with toppings
Our blueberry meringue cake is sweet and light. The meringue base with blueberries is airy with a beautifully crispy texture that seems to almost melt in your mouth. The silky whipped cream and fresh berries that make up the cake's filling complement the sweet meringue wonderfully by brightening the dish. Meringue desserts are decorative and delicate, and as such, you should enjoy it as soon as possible after baking and cooling.
Try a delicious berry meringue cake
Because meringue cakes are naturally very sweet, they pair well with fruits that can add a bit of acidity and freshness. Therefore, we have chosen to add fresh blueberries directly to our meringue and to top it with even more colourful berries like blackberries and raspberries that are both sweet, bright, and a little tart. It is also why our recipe calls for a bit of freshly squeezed lemon juice to be added to the meringue mixture. All this freshness complements the crispy meringue and ensures a dessert that is sweet without being sugary sweet.
Easy Swiss meringue
While all types of meringue are made using egg whites and sugar, the ingredients are prepared differently depending on whether you decide to make French, Italian, or Swiss meringue. The different way in which the egg whites are treated result in meringues with different textures. A Swiss meringue is made by heating egg whites and sugar using a water bath, and the result is a thick and glossy meringue that is very easy to spread or pipe. A baked Swiss meringue cake is crispy on the outside as well as the inside.
If our recipe for meringue cake with blueberries has made you curious about this dessert type in general, we recommend having a look at our elegant pavlova with mixed berries and chocolate macarons as well. These meringue desserts are made using French meringue and Italian meringue, respectively. While the pavlova is crispy on the outside but has a soft marshmallow-like texture on the inside, the macarons are chewy and a little bit crunchy. Why stop with just one meringue cake recipe, when you can try all three.
Make it your own
A Swiss meringue cake topped with whipped cream will taste marvellous with just about any fruit or berry on top. As such, any kind of fruit or fruit jam may essentially work as meringue cake topping. This means that you can serve meringue cakes all year round varying your topping of choice to suit the season and depending on what is in season. Try mangoes and papaya in spring, cherries and strawberries in summer, figs and dates in the autumn, and persimmon in winter. In the colder months where ripe fruits and berries are scarcer, using a homemade jam with some warming spices like our slightly tart plum jam will be a wonderful variation on this meringue cake.
If you want to experiment with a flavour profile that is not centred around fruits or berries, a hazelnut and chocolate meringue cake is a delicious alternative. Simply add cooled melted chocolate and chopped hazelnuts to your meringue base instead of blueberries and garnish the whipped cream with chocolate shavings. The result is a decadent, yet light dessert that will taste excellent with a cup of coffee.
