Eton mess cake - recipe

Ingredients

Recipe , Cake 2 , Strawberries , Eton mess

1

Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan 160°C, gas mark 4). Line a baking tray (33cm x 18cm approx) with greaseproof paper.
2
Cream the butter and sugar together. Beat in the eggs and vanilla extract, until mix is light and creamy.

For this step you'll need:
- 125g Butter (unsalted)
- 125g Unrefined golden caster sugar
- 4 Egg(s) (free range) Large
- 1tsp Vanilla extract
3
Fold in the sifted flour, baking powder and ground almonds. Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin.

For this step you'll need:
- 200g Plain white flour
- ½tsp Baking powder
- 100g Almonds (ground)
4
Lay the strawberries cut side down into the mixture along with the broken meringue nests.

For this step you'll need:
- 300g Strawberries cut in half
- 3 Meringue nests broken
5

Bake for 35 minutes until golden brown or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
6

Allow to cool and then cut into 12 portions and serve on its own or with cream.

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