Rose-Scented Pavlova with Berry Compote

Ingredients

6 egg whites

300 g caster sugar

1 teaspoon white vinegar

1 dessertspoon cornflour

2 teaspoons rosewater

1/3 cup icing sugar (not icing mixture)

4 cups mixed summer berries

125 grams TGSC Raspberry Sauce

600 ml whipped dairy cream

Method

Set oven to 150°c and line baking tray with baking paper

Meringue

Beat egg whites till glossy and soft peaks form.   Add caster sugar 1 tablespoon at a time until fully incorporated.

When all caster sugar is blended and meringue is glossy, add vinegar, sifted cornflour, rosewater and sifted icing sugar and beat meringue mixture until thick and strong peaks form. 

Spoon meringue onto lined baking pan, turn oven down to 130 degrees, and place pavlova into oven – bake for 1 hour.

After 1 hour, turn oven off and leave pavlova in oven for several hours to cool and dry.

Berry Compote

Mix approximately four cups of prepared mixed berries with half a bottle of one of Tasmanian Sauce Company’s fruit sauces – for best colour effect, use Boysenberry or Raspberry Sauce.

Cream

Whip cream till glossy and soft peaks form.

Assembly

When pavlova is cool, and just before serving time, spoon or pipe whipped cream over the meringue, and top with berry compote.

Garnish to your heart’s content!  Serve with lashings of cream and a generous drizzle of our Raspberry Sauce!