Meringue Topped Blood Orange Curd Cake Recipes

BLOOD ORANGE CURD

Steps:

• Rub together the grated zest of 1/2 orange and 1/4 cup sugar with your fingertips; set aside.
• Bring 1 3/4 cups blood orange juice and 1/4 cup lemon juice to a boil in a saucepan. In a large bowl, whisk 3/4 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons cornstarch and a pinch of salt; whisk in 6 egg yolks and the zest mixture. Slowly whisk in the hot juice, then return to the pan. Cook over medium heat, whisking, until thick, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat; gradually whisk in 6 tablespoons cut-up butter.
• Strain the curd through a fine-mesh sieve and tint with red food coloring. Before using, chill until set, at least 4 hours.

BLOOD ORANGE CURD

Steps:

• Zest 2 blood oranges and set aside. Juice enough blood oranges to make 3/4 cup juice after straining out pulp and seeds.
• Whisk blood orange juice, sugar, eggs, and salt together in a medium-sized pot. Warm slowly over low heat. Add butter and reserved zest. Cook, stirring constantly, until curd has thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Pour curd into a bowl and cool on the counter for 15 minutes. Place a sheet of plastic wrap directly on top of curd and refrigerate until ready to use.

BLOOD-ORANGE CURD

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a simmer. In a large stainless-steel mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, yolks and sugar. Whisk in orange and lemon juice and orange zest. Place bowl over simmering water, and cook curd, stirring, until it has the consistency of homemade mayonnaise. Remove from heat.
• Whisk in butter. Strain curd through a fine mesh sieve. Chill at least 2 hours before using. Curd can be made up to 3 days in advance.

MERINGUE-TOPPED BLOOD-ORANGE CURD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bring a pot of water to a simmer. Line two 8-inch cake pans with wax or parchment paper. Grease paper and dust with flour.
• In a stainless-steel bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar and zest. Set bowl over simmering water, and whisk constantly until mixture is warm to the touch.
• Remove from heat, and beat with an electric mixer until light colored and triple in volume, about 5 minutes.
• Sift together flour, cornstarch and salt. Resift over the egg mixture in three additions, folding after each addition. Fold in melted butter.
• Pour mixture into cake pans. Bake about 20 minutes, or until cake springs back to the touch. Remove pans to a wire rack, and let cool slightly. Run a knife around edges of pans, and invert layers onto racks to cool completely.
• Spread blood-orange curd between layers. Frost cake with meringue. Using a blowtorch, toast meringue until golden brown. (Or preheat broiler or oven to its highest setting, and broil or bake cake until meringue is golden brown. Watch carefully, it happens fast.)

ORANGE CURD

Steps:

• Combine yolks, sugar, orange zest, orange juice, and lemon juice in a heavy-bottomed saucepan; whisk to combine. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon or heat-proof spatula (be sure to scrape sides of the pan), until the mixture is thick, 8 to 10 minutes. Let mixture come to a rapid simmer and cook, continually scraping sides of pan, for 2 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat. Add salt and butter, one piece at a time, stirring until smooth. If desired, strain through a fine sieve into a medium bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly onto the surface of the curd to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until chilled and very firm, at least 2 hours or up to 1 1/2 weeks.

IT'S A BLOODY ORANGE MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Crust.
• Sift together the flour, salt, sugar and pecans.
• Add the thinly sliced cold butter into the flour mixture and blend until it looks like coarse meal.
• Sprinkle the ice water over the mixture and using a fork stir until a dough ball forms. If you require a little more water -- use it.
• Wrap the dough ball in wax paper and chill for 1-2 hours.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the chilled dough out into a circle a bit larger than your pie pan.
• Carefully place dough into pie pan.
• Trim the dough about 1/4 inch above the rim of the pan.
• Please remember to prick the bottom of the crust all over with a fork and chill in the fridge for an additional 1/2 hour.
• Bake the crust in a preheated 450 degree oven for 10 - 15 minutes, then remove and allow to cool on rack.
• Filling.
• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Add your favorite raspberry preserves to the bottom of the cooled pecan crust.
• Mix the egg yolks, condensed milk, orange juice, and orange rind together, blending well.
• Pour the orange mixture into the prepared crust.
• Meringue.
• In a large bowl beat the egg whites and the cream of tarter together until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add the sugar, a little at a time, beating well until the eggs are stiff but not dry.
• Spread the meringue on top of the orange filling making sure to seal the edges.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Watch your pie so that the meringue doesn't burn.
• Once the pie has cooled, chill for several hours and ENJOY!