Susan Hay is joined by Massimo Capra, proprietor of Capra’s Kitchen, to organize Pavlova with berries, lemon curd and meringue.
Decadent and scrumptious, it’s the proper deal with for Valentine’s Day.
Meringue components
- 3 egg whites
- 3/4 cup icing sugar + extra for dusting
- ¼ tsp cream of tartar
- A pinch of salt
Lemon Curd
- 3 egg yolks
- 100 gr sugar
- ½ tsp lemon zest
- 55 ml lemon juice
- A pinch of salt
- 2 tbsp butter
Chocolate sauce
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¾ cup water
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- A pinch salt
- 1 tbsp butter
Whipped cream
- 1 cup 35 per cent cream
- 1 tsp sugar
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Strawberries
One pint of strawberries washed and dried and reduce into small cube, reserve a couple of massive ones to slice into coronary heart form.
Put together the meringue
Place room temperature egg white in a mixer bowl, add salt and cream of tartar. Begin whipping at sluggish pace till the whites are foaming, then improve the pace and begin including a few of the sugar (a couple of third). As soon as the whites are totally whipped, add the remainder of the sugar and proceed whipping at slower pace for a minute.
Kind the meringue utilizing a spoon and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. After getting fashioned all of the meringue, mud them liberally with icing sugar and place in a preheated oven at 200F. Bake till meringue is dry, however don’t overbake. They are going to be barely golden and barely cracked.
Put together the lemon curd
Place the yolks in a glass bowl and add sugar, zest, salt and juice. Whip nicely and place over a double boiler. Proceed to whisk till the combination thickens (like a hollandaise sauce), take away from the warmth, add the chilly butter and whisk till melted. Retailer within the fridge.
Put together the chocolate sauce
Sift the cocoa powder, add sugar and salt, place in a saucepan and add the water. Slowly deliver to a mild simmer. After a couple of minutes, the chocolate will thicken. At this level take away from the warmth, add the vanilla and the butter, pressure by means of a effective mesh and retailer within the fridge.
Put together the whipped cream
Whip collectively the cream and sugar till stiff. Put aside till wanted.
Meeting
Place a spoonful of curd in a bowl, crush some meringue on high of it, spoon some diced strawberries and high with the cream.
Repeat and end with a drizzle of chocolate sauce and some of the strawberry hearts. Then take pleasure in!
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