Gabriel Gaté Passionfruit Pavlova

Serves 8 – 10

Ingredients

4 egg whites
a pinch of cream of tartar
1 cup castor sugar
1 tsp cornflour
1 tsp vinegar
1 tsp vanilla essence
about 1 1/2 cups whipped cream
strawberries, to garnish
passionfruit, to garnish
blueberries, to garnish

Method

Pre-heat oven to 250 Celsius – Remove. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar on high speed until stiff peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar until it is well incorporated. Fold in cornflour, vinegar and vanilla essence.

Heap egg white mixture into centre of baking tray and form into the shape of a cake about 22cm in diameter, making the centre a little shallower than the sides, put in roasting oven bottom runners for 10 – 15 minutes or until light crust forms.

Move to Simmering oven and bake pavlova for about 1 1/2 hours. Remove from oven and leave until cool. The meringue often cracks a little as it cools.

When you are ready to serve, spoon whipped cream over pavlova and top with washed berries. Spoon passionfruit pulp over the top.

Recipe is by Gabriel Gaté from cookbook Great Cakes and Desserts, page 92.

Gabriel Gaté Passionfruit Pavlova

AGA Australia wishes to acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong peoples of the East Kulin Nations who are the TrADITIONal Custodians of the land on which we work and gather. We pay our respect to elders, both past and present.

AGA Australia wishes to acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong peoples of the East Kulin Nations who are the TrADITIONal Custodians of the land on which we work and gather. We pay our respect to elders, both past and present.