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Pineapple Meringue Torte

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Recipe

 

Yield

16 servings

Prep

30 min

Cook

25 min

Ready

80 min
Low Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, Low Sodium

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
2 teaspoons butter
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2 cups cake flour
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2 cups sugar
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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¾ teaspoon salt
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20 ounces pineapple
crushed
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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6 each egg whites
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½ cup cashew nuts
toasted, chopped
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2 ½ cups whipped topping, prepared
low-fat
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1E+1 ml butter
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473 ml cake flour
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473 ml sugar
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15 ml baking powder
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3.8 ml salt
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578 ml/g pineapple
crushed
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1E+1 ml vanilla extract
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6 each egg whites
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118 ml cashew nuts
toasted, chopped
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591 ml whipped topping, prepared
low-fat
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Directions

Butter three 9 inch cake pans.

Line bottoms with parchment paper.

Set aside.

Sift together cake flour, 1⅓ cups sugar, baking powder and ½ teaspoon salt.

Set aside.

Drain pineapple, reserving 1 cup pineapple juice.

Purée a half cup of crushed pineapple.

Reserve remaining pineapple for frosting.

Combine 1 cup reserved pineapple juice, ½ cup puréed pineapple and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Quickly stir into dry ingredients.

Beat three egg whites until stiff but not dry.

Fold into pineapple mixture.

Divide batter evenly among prepared pans, spreading evenly.

For meringue, beat remaining three egg whites and ¼ teaspoon salt to soft peaks.

Beat in remaining 2 to 3 cups of sugar, a little at a time, until stiff peaks form.

Fold in remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla and cashews.

Spoon dollops of meringue evenly over cake batter in the three pans.

Spread meringue over batter.

Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for 20 to 25 minutes or until cake tests done in center.

Let layers cool in the pans a few minutes, then turn them out onto wire racks to cool completely.

Combine the remaining crushed pineapple and whipped topping.

Spread between the layers and over the top and sides of cake.

Chill until serving time.



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 79g (2.8 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 20611% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g 4%
Saturated Fat 2g 9%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Sodium 123mg 5%
Total Carbohydrate 15g 15%
Dietary Fiber 1g 3%
Sugars g
Protein 4g
Vitamin A 1% Vitamin C 14%
Calcium 3% Iron 8%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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