I’m really enjoying the strawberry season and eating them almost every day, mostly fresh or in smoothies for breakfast (like this Strawberry banana smoothie) or as a special little treat in the form of Strawberry banana ice cream. But I had a cake on my mind these days and thought what better combination than light and fluffy Pavlova with sweet juicy strawberries! That is a cake that is great for any occasion and even if it’s simple to make, it has that wow effect and you can be sure that your family/guests/yourself will love it, specially if they like strawberries and who doesn’t, right?! 🙂
I don’t eat this kind of desserts often. Those of you who are here with me for a longer time know already that I’m more a ‘healthier treats kind of girl’ but that doesn’t mean that occasionally I don’t like to indulge in something a bit more decadent like a luscious chocolate cake or Pavlova with whipped cream and strawberries. And when I do oh I make sure to truly enjoy every single bite, the little things in life are everything!
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Recipe in English:
- For the meringue:
- 4 egg whites
- pinch of salt
- ¾ cup sugar (160 grams)
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- For the topping:
- fresh strawberries, washed and halved
- whipped cream
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 -2 tsp sugar
- Preheat oven to 175 C / 350 F. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- To make meringue, combine egg whites and salt in a large mixing bowl and beat at low speed first, slowly increasing to high speed. Continue beating until peaks start to form and then add sugar a tablespoon at a time. Continue beating until meringue is shiny and firm.
- Add cornstarch, white wine vinegar and vanilla and gently fold in.
- Transfer meringue on baking tray lined with baking paper and shape into a disk, smoothing the sides.
- Place in oven, immediately reduce the heat to 150 C / 300 F and bake for 1 hour 15 min.
- Turn off the oven and leave meringue to cool down in the oven.
- To prepare the topping, combine halved strawberries with vanilla, sugar and balsamic vinegar and leave it covered for about 30 min.
- To serve place meringue on a cake stand, spoon whipped cream on top of the meringue and cover with strawberries. Enjoy!
Recipe in Croatian / recept na hrvatskom:
- Za meringu:
- 4 bjelanjka
- prstohvat soli
- ¾ salice secera (160 grama)
- 2 zlicice skrobnog brasna
- 1 zlicica bijelog vinskog octa
- ½ zlicice vanilin ekstrakta
- Za nadjev:
- svjeze jagode, oprane i narezane na polovice
- tuceno slatko vrhnje
- ½ zlicice vanilin ekstrakta
- 1 zlicica balzamicnog octa
- 1-2 zlicice secera
- Zagrijte pecnicu na 175 C. Oblozite pekac papirom za pecenje.
- Za meringu, pomijesajte bjelanjke i sol u vecoj posudi te miksajte elektricnim mikserom najprije na manjoj brzini, postupno povecavajuci brzinu. Nastavite miksati sve dok ne dobijete cvrsti snijeg.
- Dodavajte pomalo secer cijelo vrijeme miksajuci dok ne dobijete cvrsu i sjajnu meringu.
- Dodajte skrobno brasno, bijeli vinski ocat i vanilin ekstrakt te lagano umijesajte.
- Rasporedite meringu na oblozeni pekac u obliku kruga, poravnajte strane.
- Stavite u pecnicu i odmah smanjite temperaturu na 150 C, pecite 1 sat 15 minuta.
- Iskljucite pecnicu i ostavite da se meringa ohladi u pecnici.
- Pripremite nadjev tako sto cete pomijesati prepolovljene jagode s balzamicnim octom, vanilin ekstraktom i secerom. Ostavite da odstoji 30-ak minuta.
- Za serviranje prebacite meringu na stalak za torte, premazite slagom i rasporedite jagode.
- Dobar tek!
I hope you will use the strawberry season to make this cake as I’m sure you will love it!
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