Meringue with grilled pineapple and spice cake - Vondelmolen

Meringue with grilled pineapple and spice cake

  • 4 portions

Ingredients

  • 2 egg whites
  • 100g white sugar
  • half a fresh pineapple
  • 500g mascarpone
  • half a pack of spice cake with fruit
  • 5 cl Elixir d’Anvers
  • a few sprigs of fresh mint
  • Red currants (for decoration)
  • 1

    Beat the egg whites to a solid mass with a wisk or a blender.

  • 2

    Meanwhile gently heat the sugar in a sauce pan. The sugar should not melt or colour, just heat up!

  • 3

    When the egg white is foamy, add the warm sugar one spoon at a time without stopping to mix.

  • 4

    Put baking paper on a baking tray and spread the meringue evenly with a thikness of max. 0,5cm.

  • 5

    Bake in a pre-heated over at 90°C for 1,5 hours.

  • 6

    Chop a bit of fresh mint and put it in the Elixir d’Anvers. Put the pineapple in this mix and let marinate in the refrigerator.

  • 7

    Spread half of of the mascarpone over the meringue.

  • 8

    Grill the pineapple on a very hot bbq. Be careful, it can burn easily due to the marinade.

  • 9

    Put the pineapple on top of the mascarpone and spread the rest of the mascarpone on top of the pineapple.

  • 10

    Cut carfully into even pieces with a sharp knive.

  • 11
    Brush the rest of the Elixir d’Anvers onto some slices of spice cake and grill on a hot bbq. Turn regularly to avoid sticking.
  • 12
    Put a piece of the meringue on a plate and finish with the spice cake, some fresh mint and some red currants.