Can you or has anyone substituted meringue powder for the egg whites in IMBC?

I've asked this question before and no one suggested it...but I think it willwork because, I have used meringue powder to make lemon meringue pie and it whips up just like egg whites...though, I don't know about the taste.

I never did try this, so if you do, let us know! I would make sure the butter is completely at room temp and not cold at all so it mixes well.

i have replaced real shell egg whites with powdered egg whites.
it was awful. had a metallic taste.

i ended up adding powdered sugar to balance the flavor. not what i wanted to do, since i had used heated granulated sugar in the original recipe.

i have heard that you can use pastuerized liquid egg whites.

has anyone done that?

I have never tried it, but to me meringue powder has such an odd chemical flavor that I wouldn't want to ruin my lovely IMBC by using it.

i was making a cake for Sunday for my daughter who will be 2 and her great-grandmother, who share the same birthday. Was kind of concerned about the egg whites, since it doesn't get hot enough to kill the bacteria.