Chocolate cherry berry pavlova
Chocolate cherry berry pavlova, chocolate recipe, brought to you by Australian Women's Weekly
- 35 mins preparation
- 1 hr 35 mins cooking
- Serves 10
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Ingredients
Chocolate cherry berry pavlova
- 100 gram dark chocolate (70% cocoa), chopped
- 4 egg whites
- 1 cup (220g) caster (superfine) sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornflour (cornstarch)
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 250 gram cream cheese, softened
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup (40g) icing (confectioners') sugar
- 300 millilitre thickened (heavy) cream
- fresh cherries with stems attached
Cherry blueberry compote
- 2 cup (300g) cherries, halved, pitted
- 1 cup (150g) blueberries
- 1/3 cup (75g) caster (superfine) sugar
- 1/4 cup (60ml) water
- 1/4 cup (80g) cherry jam
Method
Chocolate cherry berry pavlova
- 1Preheat oven to 120°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Mark an 18cm (7¼-inch) circle on paper.
- 2Place chocolate in a small heatproof bowl over a small saucepan of simmering water (don't allow bowl to touch water); stir until just melted. Cool slightly.
- 3Beat egg whites in a small bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form; gradually add caster sugar, beating until dissolved after each addition, and mixture is thick and glossy.
- 4Fold cornflour and vinegar into meringue mixture; swirl in chocolate. Dollop meringue inside marked circle on tray.
- 5Bake meringue for 1 1/4 hours or until dry to the touch. Turn oven off, leave meringue to cool in oven with door ajar.
- 6Meanwhile, make cherry blueberry compote: Place cherries, blueberries, sugar and the water in a medium saucepan over medium heat; bring to a simmer. Simmer for 5 minutes or until cherries and blueberries have released juices. Using a slotted spoon, transfer cherries and blueberries to a small bowl. Stir jam into juices in pan; bring to the boil. Boil for 5 minutes or until mixture thickens. Pour syrup over cherry mixture. Cool completely.
- 7Beat cream cheese, extract and icing sugar in a small bowl with an electric mixer until smooth; gradually beat in cream until smooth and combined.
- 8Just before serving, spoon cream cheese mixture on pavlova; top with compote. Decorate with fresh cherries.
Notes
Make ahead: The pavlova can be made a day ahead; store in an airtight container at room temperature. Topping is best made close to serving. To check that you have beaten the meringue sufficiently, rub a little of the mixture between your fingers it should feel silky smooth, without any grainy sugar crystals.
