Heilala Vanilla Chocolate Pavlova
Recipe submitted by Heilala Vanilla
Delicious light fluffy chocolate pavlova topped off with vanilla whipped cream and fresh berries, perfect summer dessert.
Serves 8
Ingredients
- 6 egg whites, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups Caster Sugar
- 2 tablespoons baking cocoa, sifted
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar
- 40g dark chocolate, grated
- 500ml cream
- 2tsp Heilala Vanilla Paste
- Seasonal berries
Method
- Preheat oven to 120 degrees C conventional oven or 100 degrees C fan forced. Draw a 22cm circle on baking paper and place on an oven tray.
- Beat egg whites with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Add caster sugar a tablespoon at a time until meringue is stiff and shiny. This will take about 12 minutes. Add cocoa, vinegar and chocolate and lightly fold in with a metal spoon or spatula.
- Spoon meringue onto baking paper to form a 22cm circle and bake for 1 1/4 hours. Turn off oven and allow to cool with oven door slightly ajar.
- Place on flat serving platter. Beat cream and vanilla paste until it forms soft peaks. Spread over pavlova and top with berries.
