A few weeks ago, I saw a reminder on my phone to make a Pavlova with Mum. When I next saw her, I asked her for the recipe, which is below. Pavlova is my mum’s go-to dessert for Sunday dinners or events since I can remember, alongside her cheesecakes. I really wanted to learn how to make it, and as she was giving me the recipe, off the top of her head, she mentioned that she had gotten it from a woman she used to work with at HGW/Dulux Paints, Nuala Hammond. I thought that was quite cool that Nuala’s recipe is still being used to make this dessert and that I might pass it off to someone else. Anyway, I decided to try it out last Sunday. On my first attempt, it turned out really well and went great with cream and an Apple jelly we had picked up from an honesty box earlier that day.

  • Egg white (4)
  • Put that into mixer bowl (no yoke)
  • Put mixer on high and beat until it gets thick (4-5mins)
  • 8oz caster sugar
  • Turn mixer on again, high, and add in the caster sugar a spoonful at a time for the first 4oz.
  • You leave it about 30 seconds between each spoonful
  • With the other 4 oz of caster sugar you add a teaspoon of corn flour, a drop of vanilla essence and sprinkle of wine vinegar
  • Add all of above into the mix which is still on high to thicken
  • Spoon onto baking tray with parchment paper
  • Into the oven, at 140degree for about 1hr and 30mins.
  • Turn off heat but leave pavlova in the oven with the oven door ajar.
  • Decorate

Here’s a photo!