insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 18 - August 2016 | Page 44
FOOD+DRINK
SUMMER RECIPES cont.
Chocolate Cherry Pavlova
Recipe: Rosie Birkitt
Serves 8-10
• 100g dark chocolate, melted and cooled
• 4 medium egg whites
• 220g caster sugar
• 1/2 tsp white wine vinegar
• 100g skinned, roasted hazelnuts, roughly
chopped
For the filling/topping
• 450ml double cream
• 500g cherries, pitted
• 1 glass marsala or cherry liqueur
• 10g dark chocolate, for grating
Begin by macerating your cherries. Place them
in a bowl and cover with the marsala, toss them
through the wine until they are thoroughly coated
and set aside.
Preheat the oven to 170ºC and line two baking
sheets with baking parchment. Whisk the egg
whites in a spotlessly clean bowl or stand mixer
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