Valentine’s Day Ice-Cream Pavlova
Ingredients:
4 egg whites
6 tbsp confectioner’s sugar
4 tbsp superfine sugar
Whipped cream
Assortment of cut up fresh or frozen and thawed fruit
Softened ice-cream of your choice
Instructions:
Preheat the oven to very low and grease a baking tin.
Place egg whites in a clean mixing bowl. Whip until the whites are standing in ‘stiff peaks’. (By hand this should take about 10 minutes).
Place one third of the egg whites on the well-greased baking tin and shape (for example a heart shape). Put the rest of the egg whites into an icing bag and build up the sides of the meringue to form a ‘basket’.
Place the meringue in the very low temperature oven and leave there for a few hours (about 2 1/2-3 hours) until firm. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Once cooled off, place the meringue onto a serving plate and fill with the softened ice-cream of your choice, topped with fruit and whipped cream.