Ingredients

  • 9 eggs, separated
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 1/2 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped
  • 2 tablespoons amaretto
  • Mixed berries, for garnish

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 325.
  • Set a roasting pan in the center of the oven and add 1 inch of boiling water to it.
  • Lightly spray a 15-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray.
  • Using a handheld mixer, beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar and 1/4 teaspoon of salt at high speed until foamy.
  • Beat in 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the meringue holds stiff peaks.
  • Scoop the meringue into the Bundt pan.
  • and set in the roasting pan.
  • Bake for 20 minutes, until just firm.
  • Transfer to a rack for 20 minutes.
  • Top the pan with an inverted plate and turn the meringue out onto it.
  • In a saucepan, simmer the cream, milk and vanilla bean.
  • Meanwhile, in a heatproof bowl, whisk the yolks with the remaining sugar, salt and amaretto.
  • Whisk half of the hot cream mixture into the yolks.
  • Whisk the yolk mixture into the remaining cream in the saucepan.
  • Cook over low heat, stirring, until the custard coats the back of a spoon, 8 minutes.
  • Fine-strain the creme anglaise into a heatproof bowl and refrigerate until chilled, 1 hour.
  • To serve, ladle some creme anglaise into a shallow bowl, top with a slice of the meringue and garnish with berries.