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Chocolate Meringue Marvel

Ingredients

Stale chocolate cake, cut into 1-inch cubes
Egg whites
Sugar
Grated coconut or chopped pecans

Preparation

  1. Put the cake cubes in a baking dish. You can sprinkle with some sort of liquid, such as simple syrup, juice, or alcohol, but it isn’t necessary. Whip the egg whites until foamy, then add 2 tablespoons sugar per egg white and continue to whip until the whites hold firm peaks (you can do this by hand with a whisk, but it will be infinitely quicker and easier with an electric mixer). Pile the meringue thickly over the cake. Sprinkle with coconut or pecans. Bake in a 300°F oven until the meringue is lightly browned.

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