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Meringue cake with chocolate base

At big celebrations in Iceland there is usually cake, excellent cake - preferably with lots of meringue and cream. So here's another recipe for a typical Icelandic meringue cake!

Ingredients

200 g oatmeal cookies
1 Tbsp baking cocoa
50 g soft butter

400 g dark chocolate
250 ml whipping cream

4 egg whites
180 g sugar

250 g fresh berries


Preparation

Crush the oatmeal cookies carefully and knead them thoroughly with the cocoa and butter.

Then pour the mixture into a springform pan lined with baking paper (diameter approx. 20 cm) and carefully press it onto the bottom. Chill in the refrigerator for approx. 10 - 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, put the cream in a saucepan and heat slowly.

Chop the chocolate into small pieces and add it to the warm cream...

...and stir until everything is melted. Pour the chocolate mixture onto the prepared cookie base and place it back in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C) upper/lower heat.

Beat the egg white until stiff and slowly add the sugar.

Then carefully spread the egg white mixture over the chocolate base.

...and smooth it out and bake it in the oven for about 15 minutes.

Chill the cake in the freezer, take it out about 20 minutes before serving and enjoy it slightly thawed with the fresh berries!

[Translated from here.]