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GOLDEN PAVLOVA CHEESECAKE

Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 2 hrs 30 mins
Servings 10 people

Ingredients
  

  • 5 egg whites
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar
  • 2 tbsp corn flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • drop of gold colouring
  • cups castor sugar
  • For the Cheesecake Cream
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1 tbsp castor sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 60 g cream cheese, room temperature
  • pinch of salt
  • To serve:
  • 150 g fresh strawberries, halved or quartered
  • ½ cup blueberries
  • mint leaves (optional)
  • golden syrup

Instructions
 

  • Line a baking tray with grease proof paper and trace a 13cm circle which seems small but the pavlova will spread a bit. Preheat oven to 100 Celcius
  • Make sure that your mixer bowl and beaters are very clean.
  • Place the egg whites and the cream of tartar in the bowl of a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Start whisking until soft peaks form.
  • Add in the corn flour, vanilla and colouring and then the sugar in a steady stream and whisk until it is very firm and glossy until you can tip the bowl upside down without the meringue moving at all.
  • Scoop the meringue onto the greaseproof paper within the circle and shape up to form a high circle.
  • Use an angled spatula to create the pavlova shape. First get the sides smooth and then use the spatula at a slight angle to make the sweep-up motions.
  • Place in the centre of the oven and bake for 2 and an half hours. Cool the pavlova in the turned off oven.
  • To make the cheesecake cream, whip the cream, sugar and vanilla essence until light and fluffy. Add in the cream cheese and salt and whip until you get a fluffy creamy texture.
  • Carefully transfer the pavlova onto a serving plate and add the cheesecake filling on top.
  • Garnish with strawberries, blueberries and mint leaves.
  • Drizzle lightly with golden syrup.
  • Serve immediately.