Sweet for your sweets!! Delicious crunchy meringue, that’s layered with strawberry whipped cream and topped with fresh strawberries is a great Valentine’s Day dessert!!
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Trace a piece of paper to the shape of a circle. Put in on a baking sheet and line it with parchment paper.
In a stand mixer bowl and using the wire whip, beat the egg whites and salt until it becomes foamy. Add cream of tartar and beat until soft peak form.
While the mixer is in low speed, add the superfine sugar 1 tablespoon at a time until it’s all mixed in. Keep mixing until the egg whites becomes a stiff peak form.
Add the vanilla extract and pink gel food coloring and mix evenly. Use a spatula to scrape the sides to make sure all the colors are mixed in.
Pour in a pastry bag and pipe it on top of the heart template.
Bake for about 1 hour. Shut off the oven. Leave the meringues in the oven to dry out. After it’s cooled, store in an airtight container.
Strawberry whipped cream
In a stand mixer bowl, whipped together the heavy cream, powdered sugar and pureed strawberries.
After it becomes stiff peak, add the vanilla extract and whip again. Be careful not to over whip.
Assemble the pavlova starting with the meringue, then spread the whipped cream and top with fresh strawberries.