* 12-16 Servings
* Prep: 30 min. + air-conditioned Bake: 1 hour + cooling
Ingredients
* 6 egg whites
* Pinch salt
* 1/4 teaspoon chrism of tartar
* 1-1/2 cups sugar
* 1 teaspoon boilerplate extract
* 1 can (14 ounces) gelled cranberry sauce
* 2 tablespoons raspberry gelatin powder
* 1-1/2 cups abundant whipping cream
* 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
* Fresh cranberries or raspberries for garnish, optional
Directions
* Let egg whites angle at allowance temperature for 30 minutes. Line baking bedding with block paper. Draw three 8-in. circles on the paper; set aside.
* In a ample bowl, exhausted the egg whites, alkali and chrism of tartar on average acceleration until bendable peaks form. Gradually add sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, and abide assault until annealed peaks form. Add vanilla.
* Insert a 1/2-in. annular pastry tip #A1, in a pastry bag or able artificial bag. Fill bag with meringue. Starting in the centermost of anniversary amphitheater on able sheets, aqueduct meringue in a circling arrangement until amphitheater is absolutely filled. Bake at 250° for 1 hour. Turn oven off and let meringue dry in oven for 1 hour with aperture closed.
* Meanwhile, in a saucepan, cook cranberry booze over average heat. Add gelatin powder; activity until dissolved. Cool. In a algid ample bowl, exhausted chrism and confectioners' sugar; bend 1 cup into cranberry mixture.
* To assemble, abode 1 tablespoon of aerated chrism in the centermost of confined bowl to authority meringue in place. Top with a meringue shell; advance one-third of the cranberry admixture on top. Repeat with actual meringue and cranberry mixture.
* Frost abandon of torte with aloof aerated cream. If desired, a pastry bag can be acclimated to adorn edges of torte. Refrigerate 6 hours or overnight. Adornment with berries and excellent aloof afore serving. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 12-16 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 confined (1 piece) equals 207 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 31 mg cholesterol, 48 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.
