Recipe File:Yummy treat from The Maya Kitchen

MANILA, Philippines - Spread kindness and goodness with a generous sprinkling of baked creations from The Maya Kitchen. This Date Meringue Cake combines the richness of Devil’s food cake and the sweetness of dates with the gentle white peaks of meringue gently baked until golden brown.

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                                     Date Meringue Cake

Ingredients:

1 cup                       dates

2 tablespoons           sugar

3/4 cup                   water

1/4 cup                   chopped nuts

1 pck. (500g)           Maya Decadence Devil’s

                                   Food Cake Mix

1/2 cup                   butter, softened

1 pc.                       egg

6 pcs.                      egg whites

1/2 tsp.                   cream of tartar

1 cup                       sugar

Procedure:

Preheat oven to 350°F/177°C. Grease and flour a 9-inch round pan. Set aside. In a saucepan, combine dates, sugar and water. Cook until thick. Add nuts. Cool and set aside. In a bowl, combine the cake mix, butter and egg. Press mixture evenly in the prepared pan. Pour date mixture. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until cake is done. Cool.

Prepare icing: In a mixer bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar. Add sugar, beat until mixture reaches stiff-peak stage. Spread meringue on filling, forming spikes. Quickly bake just until golden brown.