PAVLOVA CAKE WITH BERRIES & CREAM

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As well as looking gorgeous, this wedding cake also doubles as dessert

Provided by Sarah Cook

Categories     Dessert

Time 3h

Number Of Ingredients 8

9 large egg whites
600g caster sugar
1 tbsp cornflour
1 tbsp white wine or malt vinegar
400ml double cream
75g icing sugar, plus extra to dust
2 tsp vanilla extract
250g mixed berries, plus a handful extra for the top

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 120C/100C fan/gas ½. Draw three circles, 20cm, 16cm and 12cm on baking parchment (a compass is really good for this). Flip the paper onto baking sheets, so the pen is underneath.
  • Whisk whites until stiff peaks form on the ends of the electric whisk. Tip in a quarter of the sugar, whisk back to stiff, then repeat once adding the cornflour and vinegar, before folding in remaining sugar. Spoon the mixture into the circles, shaping to fill, smoothing the centre but leaving the edges rough. Bake for 30 mins then turn down to 100C/80C fan/gas ¼ and cook for 1½ hrs more - they will peel away from the parchment when done. Cool in oven with the door slightly ajar. Meringues will keep for 2 weeks in an airtight container.
  • Whip cream with the icing sugar and vanilla, drop in the berries and fold just once or twice. Chill for up to 24 hrs until ready to assemble - the pPavlovas are best assembled no more than 1 hr before serving.
  • Peel the meringues completely from paper and stack on a serving plate, layering with cream. Arrange a few more berries on top, then dust with icing sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 413 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 63 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 62 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium

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