Heaven on Earth
Yield
8 servingsPrep
30 minCook
60 minReady
90 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | large |
apples
peeled, cored and quartered |
*
|
| ½ | each |
lemon
grated rind, and juice (for the apples) |
|
| 2 | ounces |
sugar
for the apples |
|
| 4 | each |
pears
peeled, ripe, cored and quartered |
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
mixed spice
|
* |
| 1 | each |
lemon
grated rind and juice(for the pears) |
|
| 1 | x |
butter
to taste |
*
|
| 6 | each |
egg whites
|
*
|
| 12 | ounces |
sugar, superfine
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | large |
apples
peeled, cored and quartered |
*
|
| 0.5 | each |
lemon
grated rind, and juice (for the apples) |
|
| 57.8 | ml/g |
sugar
for the apples |
|
| 4 | each |
pears
peeled, ripe, cored and quartered |
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
mixed spice
|
* |
| 1 | each |
lemon
grated rind and juice(for the pears) |
|
| 1 | x |
butter
to taste |
*
|
| 6 | each |
egg whites
|
*
|
| 346.8 | ml/g |
sugar, superfine
|
|
Directions
Preheat the oven to 375℉ (190℃) / 190 C.
Place the quartered apples in an ovenproof dish, add lemon juice and grated rind, and sprinkle the sugar over the apples.
Cover the apples with buttered greaseproof paper.
Bake until the apples soften but before they begin to break up (about 35 minutes).
Turn the oven down to 275 F/140 C.
Add the quartered pears to the dish with the apples.
Add the lemon rind and juice, and spice.
Mix together gently.
Slice the cake, and butter generously.
Cut into cubes and cover the fruit with the cake, butter side up.
Brown slightly under the grill.
Whisk the egg whites until they begin to stiffen.
Continue whisking, adding the caster sugar approximately 1 tablespoon at a time, until you have about half the sugar left.
Fold in the remainder and pile on to the fruit and cake, peaking the meringue with a fork.
Bake in the oven for about 25 minutes or until the meringue has set.
Serve hot or cold with pouring cream.
