Recipe for Raspberry ripple pavlova
Ingredients of Recipe for Raspberry ripple pavlova250g/9oz raspberries
50g/2oz icing sugar
284ml/1/2 pint carton double cream
250g/9oz carton mascarpone
3 large free-range egg whites, at room temperature
175g/6oz caster sugar
5ml/1 tsp cornflour
Handful unsalted pistachios, sliced
Method of Recipe for Raspberry ripple pavlova
1. To make the semi-freddo, liquidise 150g/5oz of the raspberries and then pass through sieve, leaving behind the seeds. Stir in 25g/1oz of the icing sugar. Using the mixer with whisk, whip the cream until like thick custard. Whisk in the mascarpone until the mix thickens, then stir in the remaining icing sugar.
2. Drop spoonfuls of the cream mix into a deep, oblong plastic container, and fill in with a drizzle of sieved raspberries. Do not stir. Add another layer of cream and raspberries. Gently smooth the surface and press down lightly, then freeze for 2-2 ½ hours until half frozen.
3. Heat oven to 140C/fan 120C/gas 1. Line a large baking sheet with non-stick baking parchment. Draw a 20cm/8” circle on the paper. In a clean mixer bowl, whisk the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Slowly whisk in the caster sugar until thick and glossy. Beat in the cornflour.
4. Pile the meringue in soft folds onto the circle on the baking parchment. Scatter over the pistachios. Bake for 1 ¼ - 1 ½ hrs until crisp on the outside and dry underneath. Cool then gently peel off the paper.
5. Remove the semi-freddo from the freezer and pile in big spoonfuls on the Pavlova. Finish off with a scattering of the remaining raspberries.
