Best of Recipes | Jewel-Toned Cake with Meringue Kisses



Today we're throwing it back to a post by former Poppytalk contributor, Lyndsay Sung of Coco Cake Land. These jewel-toned meringue kisses will brighten anyone's day and are super easy to make!  Check out the recipe below:

Jewel-Toned Cake with Meringue Kisses

Bright, jewel toned cake layers topped with matching sweet meringue kisses - this cake sparkles and shines, and might just be as swoon-worthy as real gems. Follow along to create your own pretty party cake, perfect for your best friend's birthday or a truly bompin' bridal shower!





To Make The Cake

You Will Need:

A vanilla cake recipe or box mix of your choice. Make batter according to recipe's instructions, then divide equally into three bowls. Tint each batter with hot pink, teal and emerald green (kelly green with mixed with teal gel food colouring). Pour batter into three 7 x 2 inch round baking pans. Bake and let cool completely.

5 cups of vanilla buttercream, tinted a light mint green (or any colour you choose)


To Make The Meringue Kisses

You Will Need:

3 piping bags fitted with piping tips of your choice, such as a small star or open circle tip
Gel food colouring in pink, electric purple and teal.

Ingredients:
3 egg whites
A pinch of salt
1/2 cup granulated white sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup icing sugar, sifted


Make It!

Preheat the oven to 225 degrees. Line three baking sheets with parchment paper. 

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer using the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites and a pinch of salt at high speed. Make sure that the bowl is completely grease-free before you start, otherwise the egg whites will not whip up properly!
2. As the egg whites stiffen, slowly sprinkle the granulated sugar into the mix. Stop whisking as the meringue becomes stiffer and glossy; do not overmix.
3. Add the vanilla extract, and fold in the icing sugar carefully with a spatula.
4. Separate the meringue into three bowls, tinting with gel food colour to the shade you desire.
5. Fill your piping bags with each meringue colour.
6. Pipe meringue kisses onto the parchment paper covered baking sheets.
7. Bake for 2-3 hours until they have completely dried out; set aside.


Assemble The Cake!

Note: A small offset spatula and a bench scraper are great tools to have on hand for frosting a cake!



Place the first layer of cake onto a cake board or cake plate. Add a generous layer of frosting!


Place the second layer on top - add another layer of frosting.


Finally, add the third layer - now it's time to frost the whole cake!


Mmmm... creamy dreamy buttercream.


Next, using your metal or plastic bench scraper, smooth the entire exterior of the cake by pressing the edge of the scraper against the cake and going around the cake with it. Chill your cake in the freezer for 10 minutes to set; apply another layer of frosting, smooth it out and you're good to go.



Start placing the cooled meringues on top of your cake - press down lightly to adhere. I chose to space them out evenly as well and in no particular pattern for a more a structured yet natural design effect; feel free to experiment!


But the most exciting part is to come... cutting into this beauty of a cake!



I simply adore how the cake layers match the gem-like, crisp, chewy meringues! The extra meringues make beautiful little fillers for candy dishes , plus you can also use them as confetti-like decor! Sigh... cutting into a cake like this is what dreams are made of! Happy cake making, everyone - til next time!




Meet The Contributor
Lyn­d­say Sung is a baker and blog­ger at Coco Cake Land. She loves super cute cakes, sweet design and snacks. She lives in Van­cou­ver, Canada with her hus­band and tod­dler son.

Jan Halvarson

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This looks like a little girl's delight with those colors! I've never piped meringue--I figured smashing it into a pastry bag would make it unfluff.

Coco Cake Land said...

Wheeee! Loved making this jewel toned cutie for you. XO