Raspberry Pavlova
This delightful recipe combines crisp meringue with luscious cream and a burst of fresh berries. The airy meringue shell cradles a billowy cloud of sweet cream, finished with a vibrant array of raspberries and redcurrants, drizzled with a fruity sauce. The perfect dessert to impress your guests with its beauty and flavor!
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 4 medium free-range egg whites
- 250g/9oz caster sugar
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp cornflour
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 500g/17oz fresh raspberries
- 200g/7oz fresh redcurrants
- 3 tbsp icing sugar
- 350ml/12fl oz double cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas 2.
- Draw a 23cm/9in circle on a sheet of baking paper using a pencil.
- In a large bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks are formed when the whisk is removed.
- Whisk in the sugar, a tablespoon at a time, until the mixture stiffens further and starts to resemble glossy shaving foam.
- Whisk in the white wine vinegar, cornflour and vanilla essence.
- Line a baking tray with the marked baking paper, putting it pencilled-side down. Spoon the meringue inside the confines of the circle and spread to the edges using a palette knife, making a slight dip in the centre of the meringue so that the outside edge is higher than the centre.
- Bake the meringue in the oven for an hour, or until the meringue shell has hardened but not coloured. Turn off the oven and leave the meringue inside until the oven temperature has cooled.
- For the filling, gently heat 100g/3½oz fresh raspberries, all of the redcurrants and two tablespoons of the icing sugar in a small saucepan, until the redcurrants burst and release their juices and the sugar completely dissolves. Do not overcook.
- Strain the fruit mixture through a fine sieve, reserving the strained juices in a bowl. Set aside to cool completely.
- When ready to serve, whip the cream and the remaining tablespoon of icing sugar until soft peaks form when the whisk is removed.
- To serve, spoon the whipped cream into the cooled meringue shell. Arrange the fresh raspberries on top. Drizzle over the raspberry and redcurrant sauce.
Cook Time
2H
Prep Time
PT30M
Yield
Serves 8
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