Light and airy, sweet meringue, a creamy, tart cream cheese and cream filling and fruity, aromatic raspberries make the meringue roll a highlight on the coffee table, both in terms of taste and appearance. It has such a delicate consistency that it practically melts in the mouth. You can make the raspberry meringue roulade at home using this recipe.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 1 hourhour
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Cooling time 2 hourshours
Servings 10
Ingredients
for the meringue
180gegg whites(from approx. 5 eggs)
270gpowdered sugar(1.5 times more than egg whites)
20gcornstarch
1tsplemon juicefreshly squeezed
for the filling
200gcreamcold
200gcream cheesecold
250graspberries
1pinch ofground vanilla bean
to decorate
raspberries
peppermint leaves
Instructions
Preparation of the meringue
Line the baking tray with baking paper.
Briefly beat egg whites with lemon juice until frothy.
Gradually add powdered sugar in batches and beat until stiff and glossy.
Fold cornstarch into the egg white mixture.
Spread the meringue mixture evenly over the baking tray and carefully smooth it out.
Bake the meringue in a preheated oven at 302 °F (150 °C) for approx. 40 minutes until it is lightly golden brown, has a thin, crispy top layer and remains soft on the inside.
Then turn the meringue out onto a clean sheet of baking paper, remove the baking paper and leave the meringue to cool.
Preparation of the filling
Place cream, cream cheese and vanilla in a mixing bowl and beat until creamy.
Preparation of the meringue roulade
Leave about 1 - 2 tablespoons of the filling for decorating.
Spread the remaining cream evenly over the meringue.
Spread raspberries over the cream.
Roll up the meringue from the shorter side using baking paper, wrap it in baking paper and refrigerate for approx. 2 hours.
Decorate the meringue roulade with the cream cheese filling, raspberries and peppermint leaves and serve immediately afterwards.
Notes
Do not bake the meringue longer than necessary. Otherwise it could tear when you roll it up.
You can sweeten the cream cheese cream with powdered sugar to taste.
Instead of cream cheese, you can use quark, mascarpone, sour cream or simply a double portion of cream. Read more about this in the article above.
You can replace the raspberries with other fruit of your choice.
The meringue roll is served fresh on the day of preparation.
Take note of the detailed tips and tricks for making the raspberry meringue roulade at the top of the article.