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Thursday, December 26th, 2019 09:09 pm
I made two pavs for the Christmas celebrations:

Christmas Day: standard pav
Christmas Day pavlova

Bananas, strawbs, bluebs, and kiwifruit, plus passionfruit dripped all over. DELISH. And people liked it.

(The pav in the background is the standard purchase meringue which is a very thin crust with lots of fluffy meringue volume beneath it. There is no chewiness, no real crunch or crisp, and I'm not especially fond of the bought ones. I appreciate that they are easy to assemble and sometimes you need easy, but I have never reconciled to the texture or the taste.)


Boxing Day: I levelled up with Iced Vovo pav!
Iced Vovo Pavlova

Iced Vovos are classic Aussie biscuits (cookies) from Arnott's biscuit range. They are a biscuit base with marshmallow puffs and raspberry jam dollops, sprinkled with dessicated coconut. And they are an Aussie classic.

This was four layers of meringue with cream, fresh raspberries, marshmallow, and shaved coconut. It was a bit complicated to make (the meringue stuck to the paper), and I didn't get the marshmallow onto the pav soon enough so it didn't set prettily, but it was a hit. All eaten!

I'll make another one for New Year's Eve, and may try to go for square instead of round. Easier to cut.
Thursday, December 26th, 2019 12:17 pm (UTC)
My mouth is watering, they look incredible!
Thursday, December 26th, 2019 03:00 pm (UTC)
Oh wow!
Thursday, December 26th, 2019 03:48 pm (UTC)
That Iced Vovo is a marvel. *_*
Thursday, December 26th, 2019 10:08 pm (UTC)
Both look delicious.
Thursday, December 26th, 2019 11:26 pm (UTC)
Aahh they both look so good. *drool* Homemade pav is the best!
Friday, December 27th, 2019 07:35 pm (UTC)
These are CRAZY BEAUTIFUL!!!
Sunday, December 29th, 2019 06:38 am (UTC)
OMG the ice vovo pavlova. I didn't think I could want another sweet thing for about five months but I do, I really do.