Mixed Berry Pavlova Stack
- Author: Katrina Springer
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 5 hours 30 mins
- Total Time: 6 hours
- Yield: 12 1x
Raspberry coulis
- 200 g fresh raspberries or frozen raspberries
- 100 g caster sugar
- 20 g lemon juice
Pavlova
- 330 g white sugar
- 250 g egg whites (approx. 8 egg whites), room temperature
- 1 pinch cream of tartar
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1 tsp natural vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp cornflour
Raspberry cream
- 600 g pouring (whipping) cream
- 20 g frozen raspberries, thawed and well-drained
- 500 g fresh mixed berries, for garnishing
Raspberry coulis
- Place all coulis ingredients into mixing bowl and cook 4 min/90°C/speed 4. Transfer into a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and place into refrigerator. Clean and dry mixing bowl.
Pavlova
- Preheat oven to 150°C. Line 2 large baking trays (40 x 35 cm) with baking paper. Trace 2 circles (approx. 20 cm) on the underside of each piece of baking paper, then set baking trays aside.
- Place 200 g of the white sugar into mixing bowl and mill 15 sec/speed 9. Transfer into a bowl and set aside.
- Place remaining 130 g white sugar into mixing bowl and mill 15 sec/speed 9. Transfer into bowl with the previous batch and set aside. Thoroughly clean and dry mixing bowl.
- Insert butterfly whisk. Place egg whites and cream of tartar into mixing bowl and whip 5 min/37°C/speed 3.5, without measuring cup.
- With butterfly whisk still in place, mix 5 min/37°C/speed 3, slowly adding reserved sugar through hole in mixing bowl lid 1 spoon at a time until well combined.
- With butterfly whisk still in place, mix 40 sec/speed 3, adding vinegar, vanilla and cornflour through hole in mixing bowl lid until combined.
- Spoon mixture into traced circle guides on baking paper to form discs approx. 4-6 cm thick. Bake for 10 minutes (150°C), then reduce oven temperature to 120°C and bake for 1 hour (120°C).
- Turn oven off and leave pavlova discs to cool completely with the oven door shut (approx. 3 hours or overnight). Clean and dry mixing bowl and butterfly whisk.
Raspberry cream
- Re-insert butterfly whisk. Place cream into mixing bowl and whip until soft peaks form/speed 3.5, watching cream carefully through hole in mixing bowl lid.
- Add raspberries and mix 10-20 sec/speed 2, or until just combined.
- To assemble pavlova stack, place 1 of the discs onto a serving platter. Top disc with half of the raspberry cream, then decorate with half of the fresh mixed berries and drizzle with 1-2 tablespoons of coulis. Place remaining pavlova disc on top, then repeat layering with remaining cream, fresh berries and 1-2 tablespoons of the coulis. Serve immediately.