Apricot-Almond Meringue Cake

Name: Apricot-Almond Meringue Cake
Yield: Serves 12
Ingredients: 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams) plus 2 tablespoons, granulated sugar; 1 tablespoon, cornstarch; 6 large, egg whites; 3/4 teaspoon, almond extract; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 1 1/3 cups (4 2/3 ounces/132 grams), sliced almonds, lightly toasted; 2 pounds (907 grams), apricots, halved, pitted, and cut into 1/2-inch wedges; 1/2 cup, apricot jam; 2 teaspoons, lemon juice; 3 cups, Lightly Sweetened Whipped Cream; , Confectioners' sugar

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2012

This spectacular pavlova-inspired cake sandwiches fresh apricots and whipped cream between multiple layers of crisp, nutty meringue.

SERVES 12

TIME 2¾ hours

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