Easy Summer Fruits Pavlova

 

 

Ingredients

3 Large Egg Whites

175g Caster Sugar

 

For the Topping

200ml Whipping or Double Cream (whipped)

300g Mixed Summer Fruits. ( I went for Strawberries, Raspberries and a pomegranate)

 

 

This recipe requires a little time it is best to make the pavlova the night before and let it cool in the oven.

 

Heat the oven to 140oC. Lay some grease proof paper on a flat oven tray.

 

Measure out the sugar and in a separate clean bowl begin to whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form. When you can turn the bowl upside down and the egg whites don't fall out your done! Do not over whisk or the pavlova will collapse.

 

Now whisk in a table spoon of sugar at a time gently until it is all mixed in.

 

Take a metal spoon and put some of the meringue onto the baking sheet form a circle with it being, then blob the rest around the edges to for a bowl look.

 

Bake for 50 mins -1hour, if it begins to colour to much too soon reduce the heat to 120oC. Leave to cool overnight in the oven.  This should prevent it from cracking.

 

Once cooled. Whip up your cream and prepare your fruit then dollop the cream followed by the fruit on top of your meringue et voila! a completed Pavlova. 

Crumble Cream Biscuits

 

Ingredients

350g Unsalted butter , softened

80g Icing sugar

300g Plain flour

50g Cornflour

50g Cocoa

 

For the Filling

175g Mascrapone

4tbsp Caster sugar

25g Plain chocolate (Plus 75g to decorate optional)

2tsp Vanilla Extract

25g Cocoa Powder

 

Pre heat the oven to 180oC. Beat the butter and sugar together until light and creamy then sift in the plain flour and corn flour mix it all together thoroughly then add the cocoa powder again mixing. Place grease proof paper on a baking tray. Roll into small balls and flatten down slightly on the tray. Try and make an equal amount. Bake for 15-20 mins. They may seem soft when they come out of the oven but they firm up once cool. (they are meant to crumble)

 

When the biscuits are cool beat the mascrapone together with sugar, melted chocolate, vanilla extract and cocoa powder. Spread a little onto the biscuits and sandwich them together. Drizzle chocolate over the top and there you have some crumble cream bicys!