Pavlova is a popular bake, and this tropical fruity dessert requires some baking skills to prepare, such as separating the egg yolk from egg whites. Another skill to master for this bake is to fill and use a piping bag with precision. Mary Berry has made sure her recipe is straightforward to follow, hence why novice bakers might be tempted to give this a go. Best made when there are multiple people around to enjoy the dessert, the recipe makes enough for eight people to enjoy the treat.
Here’s how to make Mary Berry’s mango, passionfruit and limoncello pavlova, which can take as little as 30 minutes to prepare.
Mango, passion fruit and limoncello pavlova
Serves:
eight peoplePrep time:
30 to 60 minutesCooks in:
one to two hoursIngredients
For the pavlova
* Six egg whites
* 350g caster sugar
* One tsp cornflour
* One tsp white wine vinegar
For the filling
* Two ripe mangoes peeled and halved, stone removed
* Five passion fruit, sliced in half
* 300ml pint double cream
* Three tbsp limoncello liqueur
* 25g pistachio nuts, chopped
* Icing sugar, for dusting (optional)
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 160C (140C fan/gas three). Draw a 40x10cm rectangle on a sheet of baking paper and place the paper (pencil-side down on a large baking sheet or shallow baking tray. Don’t miss…
2. Whisk the egg whites in a large mixing bowl with an electric whisk on full speed, until soft peaks form. Add the sugar, a little at a time, whisking on full speed until stiff and glossy. Mix the cornflour and vinegar in a cup until smooth, then stir into the egg white mixture.
3. Use four small blobs of the meringue to stick the prepared baking paper to the tray. Spoon just over half of the meringue onto the rectangle drawn on the baking paper. Using the back of a spoon, spread out the meringue to make a neat rectangle. Make a trench in the centre and build up the sides. If necessary, use a small palette knife to add more of the meringue to the outsides to make a smooth rectangle.
4. Spoon the remaining meringue into a piping bag fitted with a large star nozzle. Pipe eight small round nests on top of both sides of the meringue rectangle, making a little hole in the middle of each nest. Put in the oven and immediately reduce the temperature to 130C (120C fan/gas one). Bake for one, to one hour 15 minutes, until the outside is crisp but still white. Turn the oven off and leave the pavlova in the oven for at least an hour until completely cool.
5. To make the filling Chop one mango into small cubes. Slice the second mango into thin strips. Scoop out the pulp and seeds from the passion fruit. Whip the cream until soft peaks form, then lift out one heaped tablespoon and set aside. Fold the limoncello and three-quarters of the passion fruit pulp into the whipped cream, then fold in the cubed mango. Spoon the cream mixture along the centre of the pavlova. Spoon a little of the reserved cream into each nest and top with the chopped pistachios. Arrange the sliced mango along the centre, on top of the cream, and drizzle over the remaining passion fruit pulp.
