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Choc-Berry Pavlova
Ingredients
- 6 egg whites
- 1½ cups caster sugar
- 1 tsp cornflour
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 2 x 250g punnet fresh
- strawberries, hulled, quartered
- 50g dark cooking chocolate, melted
VANILLA CREAM
- 300ml tub thickened cream
- 1 tblsp icing sugar mixture
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Method
1. Grease an oven tray. Trace an 18cm-diameter circle onto a sheet of baking paper. Place on prepared tray, trace-side down.
2. Beat egg whites in a large bowl of an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tblsp at a time, beating well after each addition until dissolved. Beat for a further 5 minutes, or until mixture is smooth and glossy. Beat in cornflour and vinegar. Spoon meringue into circle on prepared tray. Spread to edge.
3. Cook in a very slow oven (120C) for about 1 hour, or until dry and crisp. Turn off oven. Cool in oven with door ajar.
4. To make vanilla cream, beat all ingredients in a small bowl of an electric mixer until firm peaks form.
5. Place pavlova on a serving plate. Top with cream and berries. Drizzle with chocolate.
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