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Home » Seasonal » Autumn » Peach and Bramble Meringue Slice

August 18, 2014 By Janice Pattie 20 Comments

Peach and Bramble Meringue Slice

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At the end of the summer, peaches, nectarines and foraged berries, like blackberries, are sweet and full of flavour.  I used peaches and blackberries to make a Peach and Bramble Meringue Slice. I’m lucky living on the farm, that I can simply step out of my back door and down our lane to pick some ‘brambles’.  Here in Scotland there are not quite enough ready to make jam or jelly, but there were just the right amount to add to a tray baked cake.

It all started with the two egg whites I had left over from another recipe.  I didn’t want to make a pavlova or meringues, much though I love them.  I could have frozen the egg whites for another day, but there was no cake in the tin so my thought was to make a cake and top it with meringue.  This recipe is adapted from a plain vanilla tray bake sponge, but I didn’t add any milk to the mix as I knew the fruit would add moisture.

Peach and Bramble Meringue Slice

Janice Pattie
A fruity sponge topped with crisp meringue and all baked in a simple roasting tin for ease of serving.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 55 mins
Course Baking
Cuisine British
Servings 18
Calories 193 kcal

Ingredients
 

For the cake

  • 2 peaches or nectarines
  • approximately 75g of blackberries brambles
  • 175 g butter or soft margarine
  • 225 g self-raising flour
  • 1 1/2 level teaspoons baking powder
  • 175 g caster sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the meringue

  • 2 egg whites
  • 100 g caster sugar

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oven to 180 C, Gas 4. Grease and line a roasting tin 30 x 22.5 cm.
  • Skin and chop the peaches or nectarines.
  • Place the butter or margarine, flour, baking powder, sugar, eggs and milk together in a large roomy bowl and beat well for about 2 minutes until well blended. Gently fold in the chopped peach or nectarine pieces.
  • Turn the mixture into the tin and smooth the top, press the brambles into the mixture, distributing them evenly across the mixture.
  • Bake for about 35 minutes until the cake has shrunk from the sides of the tin and springs back when pressed in the centre with your fingertips. Don't let it get too dark as you will be returning it to the oven.
  • Turn the oven down to 160C, Gas 3.
  • Place the egg whites in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until they form soft peaks. Add the sugar a spoon at a time whisking well until all the sugar has been used.
  • Spread the meringue over the cake and bake for 10 minutes until the meringue is firm to the touch and pale golden brown.
  • Leave to cool in the tin and when cold, cut into squares.

Notes

The cake is moist and delicious with the sweet fruit pieces adding a soft lusciousness and the meringue a light crispy texture. You can make the cake without the meringue and it would be almost as good, but the meringue really enhances it.

Nutrition

Calories: 193kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 85mgPotassium: 70mgSugar: 16gVitamin A: 335IUVitamin C: 1.1mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 0.3mg
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Peach and Bramble Meringue Slice

I submitted this recipe for Peach and Bramble Meringue Slice to The Guardian Cook – Reader’s Recipe Swap and was thrilled when it was accepted and published.

Peach and Bramble Meringue Slice in the Guardian Cook

I’m entering my Peach and Bramble Meringue Slice for this month’s Alpha Bakes which is asking for bakes which include the letter P.  Alphabakes is a monthly challenge run by Caroline Makes and The More than Occasional Baker 

Peach and Bramble Meringue Slice, a seasonal cake with fruit

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Filed Under: Autumn, Baking Tagged With: blackberry, meringue, Peach

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  1. bangers-and-mash.com says

    August 18, 2014 at 9:01 pm

    What a lovely bake. I love the addition of the meringue topping – delicious!

    Reply
    • Janice Pattie says

      August 19, 2014 at 8:53 pm

      Thank you, the meringue worked really well.

      Reply
  2. Choclette says

    August 18, 2014 at 9:48 pm

    Lovely photo Janice. Sounds delicious with blackberries and meringue – it reminds me of my mother's Queen of Puddings.

    Reply
  3. Janine says

    August 18, 2014 at 10:13 pm

    Looks delicious, and the meringue topping is so innovative! For some reason I never thought to put those fruits together, but now I think about it they would go well together.

    Reply
    • Janice Pattie says

      August 19, 2014 at 8:53 pm

      Thanks Janine, yes they do go well together.

      Reply
  4. Christina Conte says

    August 19, 2014 at 1:42 am

    Not only is the cake amazing, but I LOVE the photo! I'm salivating over my keyboard!

    Reply
    • Janice Pattie says

      August 19, 2014 at 8:54 pm

      Thank you Christina, I've been doing an online Food Photography course and have learned so much.

      Reply
  5. Deena Kakaya says

    August 19, 2014 at 8:50 pm

    Janice your picture is beautiful! I really like the idea of peaches, blackberries and meringue…that is a real treat x

    Reply
    • Janice Pattie says

      August 19, 2014 at 8:55 pm

      Thank you Deena, it's a nice easy cake to make and I am working hard to get good photos.

      Reply
  6. Jean says

    August 20, 2014 at 9:55 am

    That looks and sounds delicious, Lovely photo too.

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    • Janice Pattie says

      August 24, 2014 at 8:39 pm

      Thanks Jean

      Reply
  7. Heidi Roberts says

    August 21, 2014 at 9:54 pm

    I love fresh peaches and they are in their element at this time of the year. Glad you put them in your cake.

    Reply
    • Janice Pattie says

      August 24, 2014 at 8:59 pm

      Thanks Heidi, I do love peaches and nectarines

      Reply
  8. Fiona @ London-Unattached says

    August 22, 2014 at 5:10 pm

    that photo looks like a still life. Really beautiful. And it sounds like a great cake/pud too

    Reply
    • Janice Pattie says

      August 24, 2014 at 8:59 pm

      Thanks Fiona, I was rather pleased with both the cake and the photograph

      Reply
  9. Caroline Muspratt says

    August 24, 2014 at 1:27 pm

    A lovely way to use up fruit that you've picked yourself – the meringue topping on a cake is really interesting too, I might have to try it! Thanks for entering Alphabakes.

    Reply
    • Janice Pattie says

      August 24, 2014 at 9:13 pm

      Thanks Caroline, it's good to be able to enter again.

      Reply
  10. Laura Denman says

    August 31, 2014 at 12:58 pm

    This looks yummy and the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea for a breaktime =)

    Reply
  11. jacqui says

    September 29, 2019 at 4:26 pm

    love the look of this delicious slice

    Reply
    • Janice Pattie says

      September 29, 2019 at 6:02 pm

      Thank you, it is a lovely cake, easy to make and eat!

      Reply

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