German rhubarb and meringue cake

Christiane made this cake for my birthday and served it with fresh raspberry sauce. The tangy sweet and sour tastes make this dessert light and delicious.Thank you for your recipe Christiane!

Cake

Ingredients:

750g rhubarb

70g ghee

70g coconut sugar, jaggery or your choice of sugar

½ tsp Vanilla or ½ vanilla pod, cut in 2

3 egg yolks

160g your choice of flour

1 tsp baking powder

6 tbsp your choice of milk

Preparation:

Heat the oven to 350o F. Clean the rhubarb and chop into 2cm cubes.

Mix all the other ingredients and pour into a greased springform pan. Lay the rhubarb evenly on top. Bake in the oven for about 45 minutes or so.

Meringue

Ingredients:

3 egg whites

pinch of salt

100g sugar

a few drops of lemon juice

Preparation:

Heat the oven to 400o F.

Beat the egg whites and salt to make a meringue. Add the sugar and few drops of lemon juice. Put meringue mixture on top of the baked cake and bake for another 15 minutes. Let cool in the oven.

 

Serve with whipped cream, whipped coconut milk and/or berry coulis.