Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Jo's Strawberry Meringue Cake

I say Jo's because she always made it the best. The recipe was from a magazine I'm sure.

1 package 2 layer yellow cake mix
1 1/3 cup orange juice
4 egg yolks *(save the 4 whites for the meringue)
1 1/2 tsp grated orange peel

Beat for 4 minutes
Put batter in 9" cake pans

Beat whites until soft peaks then gradually add sugar....
4 egg whites
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1 cup of sugar

Spread the meringue over the batter in the pans and bake at 350 degrees F for about 35 minutes or until tester comes out clean.

whip cream and cut strawberries.

After cake has cooled asssemble
Cake/meringue
Whipped cream and strawberries
Cake /meringue
Whipped cream and strawberries

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