Coffee Cake with Chocolate Meringue

Ingredients

• Cake (sponge cake)

  • 1 1/4 cups (310 ml) sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) baking powder
  • 5 eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cups (310 ml) sugar
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) vegetable oil

• Coffee Buttercream

  • 3/4 cup (180 ml) strong espresso coffee
  • 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 2 cups (500 ml) unsalted butter, cut into cubes, softened

• Chocolate Meringue

  • 1 cup (250 ml) icing sugar
  • 1/4 cup (60 ml) cocoa powder
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) cream of tartar