Friday, May 13, 2011

Luscious Chocolate Pavlova



This cake is amazing! Make sure not to make this on a humid day! I hope you like it!I got this one from Nigella Lawson.

Ingredients
(meringue base)
6 egg whites
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
1 teaspoon balsamic or red wine vinegar
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
(topping)
2 1/4 cups heavy cream
1 very full pint of raspberries
2-3 tablespoons coarsely grated bittersweet chocolate

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Beat the egg whites until satiny peaks form, and then beat in the sugar a spoonful at a time until the meringue is stiff and shiny. Sprinkle over the cocoa , vinegar, and chopped chocolate. Then gently fold everything until the cocoa is thoroughly mixed in. Mound onto a baking sheet in a fat circle approx. 9 inches in diameter, smoothing the sides and top.Place in the oven, then immediately turn the temperature down to 300 degrees and cook for about one to one and a quarter hours. When it's ready it should look crisp around the edges and on the sides and be dry on top , but when you prod the center you should feel the promise of squidgyness beneath your fingers. Turn off the oven and open the door slightly , and let the chocolate meringue disk cool completely . When you're ready to serve invert onto a big flat-bottomed plate. Whisk the cream till thick but still soft and pile it on top of the meringue, then scatter over the raspberries. Coarsely grate the chocolate so that you get curls rather than rubble, as you don't want the raspberries' luscious color and form to be obscured, and sprinkle haphazardly over the top, letting some fall, as it will , on the plates rim. Serves 8-10.

HOPE YOU ENJOY!!!!

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