Meringue torte with peppermint cream is a classic European dessert that combines a crisp meringue base with a rich, velvety peppermint-flavored cream filling. This sophisticated and elegant treat is a perfect centerpiece for any special occasion. The combination of sweet and minty flavors creates a delightful taste experience that will leave you craving more. With its delicate texture and festive appearance, meringue torte with peppermint cream is sure to impress your friends and family.
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PEPPERMINT MERINGUES
These delicious jumbo treats don't just taste like peppermint candies - they look like them too! To get the signature swirled look, paint stripes of gel food coloring inside your piping bag, before filling it with your meringue. When you pipe, the meringue will come out striped! You can do this with just about any color - just be sure to use gel coloring!
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 3h20m
Yield 24 to 36 peppermint meringues
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 250˚ F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Beat the egg whites and salt in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until frothy. Gradually beat in the sugar and cream of tartar and beat until stiff peaks form, about 6 minutes. Add the peppermint extract and beat 2 more minutes.
- Using a small pastry brush, paint four 1/4-inch-wide stripes of red gel food coloring inside a piping bag fitted with a 1/2-inch round tip. Fill with the meringue.
- Pipe 2-inch spirals about 2 inches apart onto the baking sheets. Bake the meringues 1 hour, then turn off the oven and let them dry in the oven, about 2 more hours.
MERINGUE TORTE WITH PEPPERMINT CREAM
The mother of my brother-in-law, Bill, often made this melt-in-your-mouth torte. A few years after she passed away, I surprised him by serving it at Christmas. He was delighted.-Christine Venzon, Peoria, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Let egg whites stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Add water, vinegar, extract, salt and, if desired, food coloring; beat on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved., Preheat oven to 300°. With a pencil, draw three 8x5-in. rectangles on parchment. Place paper, pencil marks down, on baking sheets. Spread meringue evenly over each rectangle., Bake 20 minutes. Turn oven off; leave meringues in oven for 1-1/2 hours. Remove from oven; cool on baking sheets. When cooled completely, remove meringues from paper., In a microwave, melt chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth. Spread a third of the chocolate mixture over each meringue. In a large bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form; fold in peppermint candies., Place a chocolate-covered meringue on a serving plate; top with a third of the peppermint cream. Repeat layers twice. Top with chocolate curls and additional crushed candies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 304 calories, Fat 15g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 41mg cholesterol, Sodium 52mg sodium, Carbohydrate 43g carbohydrate (41g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
PEPPERMINT MERINGUES
These minty, pink-striped meringues are easy to make and use a clever decorating trick: Paint lines of food coloring gel up the sides of a pastry bag before filling it with meringue, and each cookie comes out striped as you pipe it. You can use this same trick with frosting for cupcakes.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 3h30m
Yield about 42 meringues
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Position oven racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat to 250 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Beat the egg whites and salt with an electric mixer on medium-high speed in a large bowl until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and continue to beat until soft peaks form. While beating, add the sugar 1 tablespoon at a time. Continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Beat in the peppermint.
- Fold the top of a pastry bag fitted with a round tip over and down a few inches. Dip a paintbrush in the food coloring. Starting inside the pastry tip, brush a stroke of food coloring from the tip to the top of the bag. Repeat with 3 more evenly spaced strokes. Fill the bag with the meringue; try to spoon it directly into the center so as not to smudge the food coloring (though some smudging is inevitable). Pipe 1-inch-diameter mounds of meringue spaced 1 inch apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake until the meringues are no longer glossy and feel light and dry when picked up, about 1 hour. Open the oven for a few minutes, then turn it off and shut the door. Leave the meringues in the oven until they are completely dry inside, about 2 hours. The meringues can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.
PEPPERMINT MERINGUES
These are very good, light and airy. The colors are great for the holidays.
Provided by KATHY
Categories Desserts Cookies Meringue Cookies
Time 5h
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 225 degrees F (110 degrees C). Line 2 cookie sheets with foil.
- In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar to soft peaks. Gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until whites form stiff peaks. Drop by spoonfuls 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Sprinkle crushed peppermint candy over the cookies.
- Bake for 1 1/2 hours in preheated oven. Meringues should be completely dry on the inside. Do not allow them to brown. Turn off oven. Keep oven door ajar, and let meringues sit in the oven until completely cool. Loosen from foil with metal spatula. Store loosely covered in cool dry place for up to 2 months.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 13.3 calories, Carbohydrate 3.2 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 8.8 mg, Sugar 2.8 g
FORGET-IT MERINGUE TORTE
Heat the oven to 425 degrees. Prepare your meringue. Place it in your oven, turn it off, and head to bed. (Make sure not to peek!) In the morning, you'll have a pavlova. Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey brought this clever recipe, Molly Chappellet, an owner of Chappellet Vineyards, to The Times in 1978, and Amanda Hesser rehashed it in 2006. It's a perfect casual dessert for a dinner party, especially if the day before looks busy. Serve it with the raspberry sauce, as suggested, to cut through any sweetness.
Provided by Amanda Hesser
Categories project, dessert
Time 4h15m
Yield Serves 12
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Butter an angel-food-cake pan. In a mixer on medium speed, beat the egg whites until frothy. Add the cream of tartar. With the mixer on high speed, gradually add 2 1/2 cups of sugar. Add the vanilla and almond extracts, and beat to stiff, glossy peaks.
- Spoon the meringue into the pan. Level the top. Place in the oven, and turn off the heat. Do not open the door until the oven is cool, 4 hours or overnight.
- Push up the removable bottom of the pan. Cut away the top crust; reserve the crust and the crumbs. Unmold the cake onto a plate. Just before serving, whip the cream with 1 tablespoon sugar, then ice the cake with it. Chop the reserved crust to make crumbs, then sprinkle them around the sides and top of the cake, pressing gently.
- In a bowl, combine the raspberries, remaining 1/2 cup sugar and kirsch. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Serve the cake sliced with the sauce spooned on the side.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 313, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 55 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 59 milligrams, Sugar 54 grams, TransFat 0 grams
MERINGUE TORTE
Before spreading the sorbet, let soften at room temperature; or cut the sorbet into chunks, and microwave in six-second intervals (stirring in between) until smooth.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Time 4h15m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. With an electric mixer, beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt in a large bowl until soft peaks form. With mixer running, add 3/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and the cornstarch; beat into egg-white mixture. Beat in vinegar and vanilla.
- Drop dollops of mixture in a line down center of prepared baking sheet. With a flexible spatula or a wet spoon, spread into a 6-by-14-inch rectangle. Make a 1-inch-deep well down the center, leaving a 1-inch-thick border around edges.
- Bake 2 hours; turn off oven, and let stand (in oven) for 2 hours or up to overnight. Fill with sorbet; top with peaches or almonds, if desired. Cut into pieces with a serrated knife.
MERINGUE TORTE
Ruth Grover writes from Portland, Connecticut: "My grandmother, who came here from Sweden when she was 21, used to make this cake for our birthdays, and it is still a family favorite."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h10m
Yield 16-18 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Pour into 3 parchment-lined 9-in. round baking pans; set aside., In a large bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until foamy. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Add vanilla. Fold in 1/2 cup walnuts. Spread meringue evenly over cake batter; sprinkle with remaining walnuts. , Bake at 325° for 30-35 minutes or until meringue is lightly browned. Cool on wire racks for 10 minutes (meringue will crack). Loosen edges of cakes from pans with a knife. Using 2 large spatulas, carefully remove 1 cake to a serving plate, meringue side up. Carefully remove remaining cakes, meringue side up, to wire racks. , In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Carefully spread half the filling over cake on serving plate; top with half the raspberries. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 364 calories, Fat 22g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 128mg cholesterol, Sodium 144mg sodium, Carbohydrate 38g carbohydrate (28g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
PEPPERMINT MERINGUES
These pretty peppermints melt in your mouth-perfect for a holiday cookie tray or a baby shower!
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 5h5m
Yield 60
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Heat oven to 175°F. Line 2 large cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
- In large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar with electric mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form. Beat in mint extract and salt. Gradually add sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating on high speed until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Spoon half of meringue into medium bowl; add red food color. Beat until well blended.
- In large decorating bag fitted with #827 star tip, place spoonfuls of white and red meringue side by side, alternating colors and working up from tip of bag. Do not mix colors together. Onto cookie sheets, pipe meringue into 1-inch mounds.
- Bake 3 hours or until meringues are dry to the touch. Turn oven off; leave meringues in oven with door closed 1 hour. Finish cooling at room temperature, about 45 minutes. Remove meringues from parchment paper. Store tightly covered at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 10, Carbohydrate 2 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 10 mg
SWISS MERINGUE BUTTERCREAM FOR CHOCOLATE-PEPPERMINT CAKE
Use this sweet buttercream recipe, adapted from "Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook," in our Chocolate-Peppermint Cake.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes Fillings & Frostings Buttercream Frosting Recipes
Yield Makes 12 cups
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer set over a saucepan of simmering water, combine the egg whites and sugar. Cook, whisking constantly, until sugar has dissolved and the mixture is warm to the touch (about 160 degrees).
- Attach bowl to the mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat the egg-white mixture on high speed until it holds stiff (but not dry) peaks. Continue beating until the mixture is fluffy and cooled, about 15 minutes.
- Switch to the paddle attachment. With the mixer on medium-low speed, add the butter several tablespoons at a time, beating well after each addition. (If the frosting appears to separate after all the butter has been added, beat on medium-high speed until smooth again, 3 to 5 minutes more.) Beat in vanilla. Beat on lowest speed to eliminate any air bubbles, about 2 minutes. Stir with a rubber spatula until frosting is smooth.
PEPPERMINT CREAM BROWNIE TORTE
Brownies get dressed for a party with layers of peppermint cream and decadent chocolate ganache.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h25m
Yield 9
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, letting foil hang 2 inches over ends of pan. Grease bottom and sides of foil with shortening or cooking spray. Make brownie batter as directed on box for cakelike brownies. Spread in pan. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted 2 inches from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat 1/4 cup whipping cream over low heat until hot but not boiling; remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips until melted. Let stand at room temperature about 1 hour or until slightly thickened.
- In medium bowl, beat 2/3 cup whipping cream with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form; set aside. In medium bowl, beat remaining Peppermint Cream ingredients on low speed until blended; beat on medium speed until smooth. Gently stir whipped cream into cream cheese mixture; refrigerate until ready to use.
- Using foil to lift, remove brownies from pan, and peel foil away. Cut brownies crosswise to make 3 equal rectangles. Trim sides if desired.
- To assemble torte, place 1 brownie rectangle on serving platter; spread with 3/4 cup of the Peppermint Cream. Top with second brownie rectangle; spread with Chocolate Ganache. Top with third brownie rectangle; spread with remaining Peppermint Cream. Refrigerate uncovered until serving.
- Meanwhile, place a piece of cooking parchment or waxed paper on cookie sheet. Draw 1 1/2- to 2-inch tree outlines or trace around 2-inch tree-shaped cookie cutter, leaving 1/2 inch space between each tree. Center toothpick at bottom of and 1/2 inch into each tree outline. In 1-quart saucepan, heat 1 cup chocolate chips and the shortening over low heat, stirring constantly, until chips are melted. Pour chocolate into decorating bag fitted with plain tip or resealable plastic bag; snip one corner. Starting at top of each tree outline, pipe chocolate over tree and end of toothpick within tree; fill center with random, squiggly lines. Refrigerate until chocolate hardens. Gently remove trees from paper; refrigerate until serving.
- Just before serving, sprinkle torte with candies and arrange Chocolate Trees on top. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 680, Carbohydrate 73 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Fat 8, Fiber 3 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 18 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 270 mg, Sugar 55 g, TransFat 1/2 g
MERINGUE & RASPBERRY CREAM TORTE
Make and share this Meringue & Raspberry Cream Torte recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Mandy
Categories Frozen Desserts
Time 10m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Line a 22cm round spring-form cake tin with plastic wrap.
- Allow ice-cream to soften but not melt, place one third of the ice-cream into cake tin's base, cover with half the raspberries, then half the meringues.
- Continue to layer ending with a layer of ice-cream.
- Cover with plastic wrap and freeze.
- To serve: remove from freezer, remove wrap & turn onto a large plate, top with extra raspberries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 528, Fat 21.6, SaturatedFat 13, Cholesterol 72.5, Sodium 150.9, Carbohydrate 80, Fiber 8.2, Sugar 4.1, Protein 9.1
ALL-AMERICAN PEPPERMINT STICK TORTE WITH FUDGE TOPPING
Categories Milk/Cream Food Processor Chocolate Dairy Dessert Freeze/Chill Kid-Friendly Mint Bon Appétit Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield Serves 12 to 14
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- For crust:
- Finely grind cookies and sugar in processor. Add butter and blend until crumbs begin to stick together. Press crumbs firmly onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Place in freezer.
- For filling:
- Grind candies in processor, leaving some small pieces. Whisk yolks, sugar and water in medium metal bowl to blend. Set bowl over saucepan of rapidly simmering water (do not allow bottom of bowl to touch water). Whisk constantly until candy thermometer inserted into mixture registers 170°F, about 6 minutes. Remove bowl from over water. Add half of ground candies and whisk until melted. Let mixture stand until cool, whisking occasionally, about 5 minutes. Mix in remaining candy and peppermint extract.
- Using electric mixer, beat cream in large bowl to stiff peaks. Fold cream into yolk mixture. Spoon mixture into crust; smooth top. Cover and freeze until firm, at least 6 hours or overnight.
- For sauce:
- Bring 1 cup cream and corn syrup to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and whisk until smooth. Cool until barely lukewarm and slightly thickened, whisking occasionally, about 30 minutes.
- Spoon 1 cup sauce over frozen filling, spreading to edges. Freeze until firm, at least 2 hours. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Cover and keep torte frozen. Cover remaining sauce and refrigerate.)
- Rewarm sauce over low heat, stirring frequently. Run sharp knife around pan sides to loosen torte. Release pan sides. Transfer torte to platter.
- Beat remaining 1 cup cream in large bowl until stiff peaks form. Spoon into pastry bag fitted with star tip. Pipe rosettes of cream around top edge of torte. Place candies between rosettes. Serve with warm sauce.
Tips:
- To make the meringue shells, use a piping bag with a 1/2-inch round tip. Pipe the meringue in 3-inch circles onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake the shells at 250°F for 1 hour, or until they are dry and crisp.
- To make the peppermint cream, whip the cream until it forms stiff peaks. Add the powdered sugar and peppermint extract and whip until well combined.
- To assemble the torte, place a meringue shell on a serving plate. Top with a layer of peppermint cream, then another meringue shell. Repeat the layers until all of the ingredients have been used. Decorate the top of the torte with additional whipped cream and chocolate shavings, if desired.
- The torte can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Conclusion:
This meringue torte with peppermint cream is a delicious and festive dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The combination of sweet meringue and creamy peppermint is sure to please everyone. With a little planning and effort, you can create this stunning dessert that will impress your guests.
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