Strawberry & elderflower gateau
Make this stunning strawberry and elderflower gateau in just 30 minutes. As well as looking amazing, it tastes as good as anything from a top-end patisserie
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- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 6
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- 2 x 400ml cans full fat coconut milk
- 100g light brown soft sugar
- 1 tbsp dark rum(optional)
- 300g icing sugar
- 1 egg whitelightly beaten
- 1 small pineapplepeel cut off, halved and cut into slices
- 1 papayapeeled, halved and cut into slices
- 100g raspberries
- 1 limecut into wedges
- handful of toasted coconut flakes
Nutrition: Per serving
- kcal446
- fat14g
- saturates11g
- carbs77g
- sugars74g
- fibre3g
- protein3g
- salt0g
Method
step 1
Scoop the thick coconut cream from the top of the cans of coconut milk into a bowl, reserving the coconut milk underneath, and chill while you make the coconut caramel. Measure 100ml coconut milk into a saucepan and add the light brown soft sugar, rum and a good pinch of salt. Bring to a simmer and bubble for 5 mins to make a thick glossy caramel. Set aside to cool a little.
step 2
To make the meringues, sift the icing sugar over the egg white in a bowl. Stir until the mixture forms a thick, pliable icing. Roll the icing into balls (about 3 tbsp each), put on a plate lined with kitchen paper and microwave on high for 1½ mins until puffed up. Don’t worry if they look a little misshapen – no one will notice when they’re crumbled. Peel off the kitchen paper and put on a wire rack to cool.
step 3
Arrange the meringues on a platter, smashing them up a bit. Whip the chilled coconut cream until smooth, then dollop on top of the meringue. Scatter over the fruit, drizzle with the coconut caramel and sprinkle with coconut flakes. Finally, squeeze over a few lime wedges, using the others to decorate the plate. Serve at the table with spoons for everyone to dig in.
