This luscious Lemon Meringue Cake features an easy-to-make meringue made with JELL-O Lemon Jelly Powder. The lemon curd-like filling is made in the microwave with fresh lemon juice and PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese.
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12 Servings
Original recipe yields 12 Servings
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4 eggs, separated, divided
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1 pkg. (85 g) Jell-O Lemon Jelly Powder
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1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
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1 tsp. Heinz Distilled White Vinegar
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125 g (1/2 of 250-g pkg.) Philadelphia Brick Cream Cheese, softened
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1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
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1-1/2 cups thawed Cool Whip Whipped Topping
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Step 1
Heat oven to 250°F.
Step 2
Whisk egg whites, dry jelly powder and 3/4 cup sugar in large bowl with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Add vinegar; beat on low speed just until blended. Spread half into 10-inch round on each of 2 parchment-covered baking sheets.
Step 3
Bake 1-1/2 hours or until edges of meringues are dry, but centres are still soft.
Step 4
Meanwhile, mix cream cheese, egg yolks, lemon juice and remaining sugar in medium microwaveable bowl until blended. Microwave on HIGH 6 min. or until slightly thickened, stirring after each minute. Cool completely.
Step 5
Add Cool Whip to cream cheese mixture; whisk just until blended. Stack meringues on plate, spreading half the cream cheese mixture between meringues. Top with remaining cream cheese mixture.
Kraft Kitchen Tips!
How to Get Round Meringue Layers
Place 10-inch round cake pan on sheet of parchment paper; trace around pan. Repeat on second parchment sheet. Spread meringue mixture onto parchment sheets, using the traced lines as the guides for how large to make the meringue rounds.
How to Store
Refrigerate any leftovers.
Nutrition
Calories
190
Calories From Fat
0
% Daily Value
Fat 7 g
Saturated fat 4.5 g
23 %
Cholesterol 75 mg
Sodium 100 mg
4 %
Carbohydrate 30 g
Fibre 0 g
Sugars 29 g
Protein 4 g
Vitamin A
6 %
Vitamin C
6 %
Calcium
2 %
Iron
2 %
Servings
12 servings, 1 piece (48 g) each
Nutrition information is estimated based on the ingredients and cooking instructions as described in each recipe and is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Please note that nutrition details may vary based on methods of preparation, origin and freshness of ingredients used.