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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 90 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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Elegant Perfectly describes this crisp-on-the outside, marshmallow-soft-on-the-inside puff, crowned luxuriously with cream, strawberries and a drizzle of bittersweet chocolate. Ingredients:
6 egg whites |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar |
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar |
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder |
2 teaspoons cornstarch |
1 tablespoon vinegar |
2 teaspoons vanilla |
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped |
3 cups strawberries, hulled |
1 1/2 cups whipping cream |
2 teaspoons granulated sugar |
1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, melted |
Directions:
1. Line rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or greased and floured foil. Using 8-inch cake pan as guide, draw circle on paper; turn paper over.
2. In bowl, beat together egg whites, salt and cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Beat in sugar, about 3 tablespoons at a time, until stiff and glossy peaks form. sift cocoa and cornstarch over top; gently fold together. Gently fold in vinegar, vanilla, then chocolate.
3. Mound onto circle on prepared baking sheet. Bake in center of 275°F oven for 1 1/2 hours or until crispy outside but still soft in center. slice long metal spatula under meringue to loosen; transfer to rack and let cool completely. Place on serving platter.
4. TOPPING: slice or halve strawberries. In bowl, whip cream with sugar; spread over meringue. Arrange strawberries decoratively over top. Drizzle chocolate over berries. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
5. TIPS: Eggs separate better when cold but beat up to a higher volume when at room temperature.
6. If you have no bittersweet chocolate on hand to drizzle over the berries, just sieve some unsweetened cocoa powder over top for a dazzling effect.
7. Canadian Living's Best Chocolate.
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