Elegant Meringue Swans for Valentine’s Day

Fabulously white meringue swans — spectacular and romantic! Be sure to make this for Valentineʼs Day! Making them is very simple and quick. These cakes will bring great pleasure, especially to children.
cook time: 3h
Liam Carson
Elegant Meringue Swans for Valentine’s Day

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

298
Calories
8g
Fat
46g
Carbs
3g
Protein

Ingredients (12 portions)

Basic:

Sugar 180 g
Lemon juice (or a pinch of citric acid) 1 tsp
Powdered sugar (From this amount of powder there is a little for sprinkling the meringue — about 15-20 grams, the rest — in the cream) 100 g
Cream (33%) 250 g
Vanilla sugar 10 g
Egg whites 100 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
MERINGUE: The right products.

Step 2

Step 2
Beat the egg whites with juice or acid at low speed until foam forms. When foam appears, increase speed to maximum. Add sugar little by little and beat in a mixer for 10 minutes.

Step 3

Step 3
When the whites are beaten, transfer them to a pastry bag, in which make a hole with a diameter of 5 mm.

Step 4

Step 4
Place “swan necks” in the form of “twos” 2.5 cm wide and 5 cm long from a pastry bag onto a baking sheet. Using a wooden stick, draw out the “swan beaks”. Make “wings”: pipe meringue into circles with a diameter of 4 cm and spread half of the circles to the right side and half to the left with a teaspoon. Sprinkle the meringue with powdered sugar. Place the meringue in the oven, dry at 100 degrees for 1 hour, then leave in the oven to cool for 1 hour.

Step 5

Step 5
You can make “wings” with a special attachment, drawing “feathers”.

Step 6

Step 6
BUTTER CREAM: The right products.

Step 7

Step 7
The cream must be cold; for this you need to put it in the freezer for 15 minutes. Beat cream with powdered sugar.

Step 8

Step 8
SWAN CAKE: Transfer the cream into a pastry bag. Using the star tip, form the cream into shells.

Step 9

Step 9
Attach the wings and insert the necks.

Step 10

Step 10
Enjoy your tea! Love and happiness to everyone!

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