Watermelon Cake
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 8 egg whites
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large seedless watermelon
- 1⁄2 cup brandy
directions
- Remove all but lowest rack from oven.
- Turn on your oven's broiler.
- Cut a cylinder of watermelon about 6-inches high.
- Removing the rind, carve the watermelon into the shape of a round cake 8-inches in diameter and 6-inches in height. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat the egg whites while slowly adding the sugar. Continue adding sugar and beating until stiff peaks form.
- Place watermelon "cake" flat on a heatproof platter and frost with the meringue. (Make sure every bit of the watermelon is covered!).
- Place "cake" into oven as far from the broiler as possible - hence on the lowest rack - and broil until meringue is golden.
- Remove watermelon cake from oven.
- Meanwhile, heat the brandy in a small saucepan just until warm.
- Ignite and pour over the meringue.
- When the flames subside, cut into wedges as you would a cake.
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An older gentleman who enjoys cooking and is currently exploring the tastes and cooking methods of Oceania, the East and the Orient.
I value time spent sharing food with friends. Is there a better feeling than the sublime mellowness and goodwill which, by candle-light, can blanket pleasant company at the end of a splendid meal?