Pavlova
The meringue cake Australia and New Zealand both claim, named after the ballerina Anna Pavlova — a crisp shell over a soft, chewy centre, piled with whipped cream and summer fruit. Cornflour and vinegar keep the middle soft.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 4 egg whites, at room temperature
- 1 pinch salt
- 225 g caster sugar
- 2 tsp cornflour
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 300 ml double cream
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
- 250 g strawberries, halved
- 2 kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced
- 2 passion fruit
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2464 kcal · P 29.8g · C 355g · F 110.2g
Estimated from 11 of 11 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Heat the oven to 150°C (130°C fan). Draw a 22 cm circle on baking paper, turn it over and lay it on a baking tray.
- 2Whisk the egg whites with the salt in a spotlessly clean bowl to stiff peaks.
- 3Add the caster sugar a tablespoon at a time, whisking well between additions, then whisk for 3–4 minutes more, until the meringue is thick and glossy and no grains can be felt between your fingers.
- 4Whisk in the cornflour, vinegar and vanilla.
- 5Spread the meringue within the circle, building the sides up higher than the centre to make a shallow nest.
- 6Put it in the oven, immediately lower the heat to 120°C (100°C fan) and bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, until crisp and dry on the outside.
- 7Turn the oven off and leave the pavlova inside with the door ajar until completely cold, ideally a few hours, so it does not crack badly.
- 8Just before serving, whip the cream with the icing sugar to soft peaks and spread it into the nest. Top with the strawberries and kiwi and spoon over the passion fruit pulp.
Questions and answers
How long does Pavlova take to make?
About 100 minutes: 25 min prep and 75 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Pavlova?
11 ingredients: egg whites, salt, caster sugar, cornflour, white wine vinegar, vanilla extract, double cream, icing sugar, strawberries, kiwi fruit, passion fruit.
How many servings does this Pavlova recipe make?
8 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Pavlova?
About 308 kcal, with 3.7 g protein, 44.4 g carbohydrate and 13.8 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Pavlova recipe suit?
It is vegetarian and gluten-free.
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