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Pink Berry Meringue Hearts

Perfect for Valentine's Day! - by Mel Burge
  • 10 Feb 2020
Pink Berry Meringue Hearts
Prep: 25 Minutes - Cook: 50 Minutes - Easy - Serves 8
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TIP! Gold leaf is available from most Coles supermarkets or cake decorating stores. Meringue hearts can be made up to two days ahead. Store in an airtight container in a cool, dark place. 

Ingredients

300ml tub thickened cream

1 tablespoon caster sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

125g punnet fresh raspberries

Gold leaf, to decorate (See Tip)

MERINGUE HEARTS

2 egg whites, at room temperature

½ cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon strawberry and cream essence

Liquid or gel pink food colouring, to tint

Method

  1. Using an 8 ½cm heart-shaped cookie cutter, trace four shapes, about 5cm apart, onto each of two sheets of baking paper. Lightly grease two oven trays and line with paper, trace-side down.  

  2. To make meringue hearts, beat egg whites in a small bowl of an electric mixer until frothy. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating for a further 3 minutes, or until thick and glossy. Beat in essence. Tint with colouring. 

  3. Transfer meringue to a piping bag fitted with a 7mm star nozzle. Pipe meringue around the traced heart-shapes on trays, then pipe meringue to fill the centres. 

  4. Cook in a very slow oven (120C) for about 50 minutes, or until dry and crisp. Turn off oven. Cool meringues in oven with door ajar for 30 minutes. Remove. Cool completely on trays. 

  5. To serve, beat cream, sugar and vanilla in the small bowl of an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with the same, clean 7mm star nozzle. 

  6. Place meringues on plates. Pipe cream over the centres. Top with raspberries. Decorate with gold leaf. 

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Mel Burge
Mel Burge
Mel Burge is a contributor to New Idea Food. She has a passion for all things food but specialises in baking and cake decorating. Mel loves to travel the world, eat delicious food and drink cocktails with her friends.

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