Strawberry Pavlova

Method

• step 1

  Preheat oven to 140°C/Gas Mark 1/120°C. Cover a baking tray in baking paper

• step 2

  Beat the egg whites in a mixer till fluffy

• step 3

  Drop a tbsp of sugar into the egg whites and then mix. Keep doing this until there is roughly 2 tbsp of caster sugar left

• step 4

  Mix in 1 tsp of cornflour and 1 tbsp of caster sugar so that there is now 1 tbsp left in the bowl.

• step 5

  Drop in 1-2 tsp of malt vinegar and mix. Mix in the last of the caster sugar.

• step 6

  Pour the mixture onto a baking tray in a circle (Leave some room around the edge as it will expand in the oven!)

• step 7

  Put tray into the oven to bake for 1 hour

• step 8

  Beat the double cream till it creates ‘peaks’ when the whisk is removed

• step 9

  Take the meringue part out of the oven and let it cool before you take it off the tray

• step 10

  Take the base off the tray and then smooth the cream over the top of the mixture and add some strawberries on top.