The ultimate summer dessert Pavlova with a double layered festive twist. Make the meringue a day or two ahead and store in airtight containers, ready for assembly just before serving on the big day! This recipe makes a great Christmas centerpiece.
Function: Circo Therm®
6 egg whites
1 1/2 cups castor sugar
2 tsps cinnamon
250g cream cheese, softened at room temperature
1/2 cup castor sugar
2 tsps vanilla
400mls thickened cream
1 punnet strawberries, sliced
1 punnet raspberries
1 punnet blueberries
Icing sugar, for dusting
Preheat oven on CircoTherm® to 120°C.
Whip the egg whites with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form then gradually add the sugar 2 tablespoons at a time, beat well between each addition until the meringue is thick and the sugar has dissolved. Gently fold through the cinnamon.
Grease and baking paper line 2 large oven trays. On each draw a 25cm circle and then a smaller 15cm circle in the centre of each to form the wreath template.
Use half the meringue to make the first wreath, pipe or spoon the meringue carefully within the template. Repeat with the remaining meringue and template to make 2.
Bake for 1 1/4 hours then allow to cool thoroughly into oven.
Beat the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth then add the cream and beat until thick.
Place one wreath onto the serving plate and top with half the cream and half the berries. Leave the second meringue on the tray and top with remaining cream and fruit. Carefully lift the second layer into position on top of the first. Finish with a dusting of icing sugar if desired. Serve immediately.
As an experienced home economist and Food Designer Trish has worked over the span of her career in the food and home appliance industry as a demonstrator, teacher, recipe developer and food stylist. For more than 20 years she worked for and later managed the test kitchen for a large FMCG company working on some of Australia’s most trusted and iconic food brands, developing recipes and usages for their products as well as styling mouth watering images for cookbooks and websites. She has also appeared regularly as a brand ambassador on a number of well loved television cooking shows.