Pavlova with tropical fruit
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Urs Besmer
Executive chef
Tai Pan Grill, The Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel
Ingredients
120g egg white
200g sugar
30g corn starch
10ml lemon juice
50g strawberries
40g kiwi fruit
30g blueberries
100g lychees, peeled and seeded
300ml fresh cream, whipped
100ml passion fruit coulis
Method
Beat the egg whites and half of the sugar in a blender until stiff.
Mix the rest of the sugar with the corn starch and add to the egg-white mixture.
Add the lemon juice.
Spoon the mixture in a baking tray and bake at 120 degrees Celsius for about 90 minutes.
Rest the Pavlova base until cool and cut it lengthwise.
Cover cake with cream and decorate with fruit and passion fruit coulis.
(Makes one cake)