Berry Pavlova

Berry Pavlova is a super easy recipe and can be made by anyone. It can be served as a light dessert or simply something fruity and sweet for tea time. It  taste great and looks great ( if you want to show off at dinner parties :-))  It has the full works of a pavlova plus a little custard for those who are extra sweet tooths!

Ingredients:

-4 egg whites ( at room temperature) 

-Pinch of salt

-2 tsp of corn flour

-225g of icing sugar

-1 tsp of white wine vinegar

-1 tsp of vanilla essence (optional)

- Mixed Berries ( strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries)

-Bird's custard
(  I know you may this may be considered cheating and I should be making my own creme anglaise but It's always been Bird's custard I use with this recipe!) 
-Cream

Step 1. Preheat the oven to 150 / gas 2

Step 2. Line two baking trays with parchment paper and draw a 9 inch circle  in the middle of each one.

Step 3. Mix egg whites and salt until stiff peeks form. Add the icing sugar gradually while continuing to whisk. Lastly, add the cornflour, vanilla and white wine vinegar.
(Your mixture should look glossy and stiffened)

Step 4. Using a spatula, pour the mixture in carefully into the circles drawn onto the parchment paper.
Step 5. Put into the oven and bake for 1 hour ( could be a small bit more or less depending on the oven)
When it is done it should appear to be an off cream colour and a bit soft on the inside.
Step 6. In the meantime, cut the green tip off the strawberries and half them while the smaller size ones can be left whole. Whip the cream ( I like to add a bit of sugar and vanilla to my cream to make it tastier!)
Step 7. Peel off the parchment paper gently and leave the meringue cool on a rack

Place the first layer of pavlova onto your serving dish. Spread the desired amount of custard on it followed by half the whipped cream. Add a few berries. Repeat this step but use most the berries on the top layer. It will make the cake look the part. 

Bon Appetite! :-)