PINEAPPLE MERINGUE CAKE

Pineapple Meringue Cake image

Provided by Pat Duran

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 18

CAKE:
1/2 c solid shortening (crisco or butter)
1/2 c granulated sugar
4 medium egg yolks,beaten lightly
1 1/2 c cake flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 c milk
1/4 tsp lemon extract
TOPPING:
4 medium egg whites
1/4 tsp salt
2/3 c granulated sugar
1/2 tsp lemon extract
1 c chopped nuts
PINEAPPLE FILLING:
8 oz thawed cool whip
3 oz pkg .instant banana cream pudding
1 c crushed pineapple with juice

Steps:

1. Cake: Cream shortening; add the sugar and cream this well; then add the egg yolks. Sift dry ingredients together, then add alternately with a mixture of the milk and lemon extract. Pour this blended cake batter in 2 greased layer cake pans.(I cut circles of parchment paper in bottom of pans and then spray the paper before pouring in batter). --- Topping: Beat the egg whites and salt until stiff. Add sugar and lemon extract. Fold in the nuts. Pour this over the unbaked layers and bake at 350^ for 30 minutes. Cool well. --- Pineapple Filling: Fold dry pudding mix and crushed pineapple with the juice into the Cool Whip. Spread between layers and outside of cake, but not the top- unless you want to,of course.