Rum Bubble Surprise

Step 4 Cake and Meringue

There are three more components to this dessert: round slices of cake, meringue, and a banana.

For the cake:

Use your favorite white or yellow cake recipe. One 8" cake makes about 16 round bases. I used box cake, with some banana liqueur and cinnamon added for flavor.

Never made cake? Use box cake, and follow the instructions on the back. Easy as pie... Er, easy as cake, I mean.

For the meringue:

I'll cover how to make two different kinds of meringue - "easy" meringue, which involves a minimal amount of preparation, and a hot whipped swiss meringue, which requires more work but is more stable. For both, you'll need eggs, sugar, and banana liqueur for flavor.

For the banana:

You'll need a banana. Ripe, but not too ripe.