Boozy Brownie Meringue Cake
Equipment
- Parchment paper
- Heatproof bowl
- Saucepan
- Spatula
- Electric hand whisk
- Weighing scales
Ingredients
- 225 g dark chocolate
- 225 g butter
- 300 g caster sugar
- 3 large egg beaten
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 100 g plain flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
For the meringue
- 200 g icing sugar plus extra to serve
- 3 egg whites
- 1 tsp cornflour
- ½ tsp white wine vinegar
For the topping
- 450 ml double cream
- 50 g icing sugar
- 2 tbsp brandy
- 30 g hazelnuts chopped and toasted
- edible glitter
- sprinkles
- indoor sparklers
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C/ 160c. Grease and line a 20cm round springform baking tin with baking parchment. Place the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl and set over a saucepan of barely simmering water, making sure the base of the bowl does not touch the water. Stir constantly until melted and smooth.
- With a hand-held electric mixer, whisk the sugar and eggs together for 2-3 minutes until pale and fluffy.
- Slowly add the melted chocolate and butter then add the vanilla extract and continue to whisk until thickened. Lastly, sift in the flour and baking powder and fold in gently.
- Turn the mixture into the prepared tin and bake in the middle shelf of the oven for 20-25 minutes until the top is firm and the cake has come away slightly from the sides of the tin.
- Place the icing sugar and egg whites in a standing food mixer and whisk on high for 10 minutes until glossy white peaks form. Using a spatula, gently fold in the cornflour and the white wine vinegar.
- Pour the mixture on top of the brownie mix and bake for another 20 minutes, remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
- Once cooled, remove from the tin onto a cake stand. Whip the cream with the icing sugar until pillowy but still soft and then fold in the brandy.
- Dollop onto the top of the cake then sprinkle with the hazelnuts, gold stars, edible glitter and indoor sparklers and serve.
Notes
A Christmas treat for the adults, this boozy brownie cake is a mega indulgence. Finish it off with the sparklers, glitter and all the trimmings for some extra WOW. Divine!
Nutrition
Calories: 1011kcal
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