Strawberry and Chocolate Meringue

So BritMums Live 2014, the UK’s biggest social media and bloggers conference has come and gone.  I originally had no intention of going but I was lucky enough to be one of the 6 finalists in the BiBs awards and decided to treat myself to a couple of days of ‘me’ time in London.  Sadly I didn’t go on to win the award but Lucy of Supergolden Bakes was a very well deserved winner.  If you haven’t already come across her blog then go and have a look – it’s gorgeous.  Thanks again to everybody who took the time to vote more me.  It was a very special experience.

Ingredients

• 3 egg whites (at room temperature)
• 175g caster sugar
• 1 tsp white wine vinegar
• 1 tsp cornflour
• 150g dark chocolate
• 450ml double cream
• 2 tblsp icing sugar
• 350g fresh strawberries

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 140°C (275°F) (Gas Mark 1).
2. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Draw 3 rectangles, 10 x 25cm on the baking paper. You can just fit two rectangles on the one baking tray.
3. Whisk the egg whites until the soft peak stage.
4. Add the caster sugar (I add mine all at once) and continue to whisk until the mixture is stiff and glossy.
5. Add the vinegar and cornflour and whisk for a couple more minutes. The mixture should be able to hold its shape if the bowl is turned upside down.
6. Prepare an icing bag with a large star nozzle and fill with the meringue mixture.
7. Using your template, pipe (10cm) lines until you have filled all three rectangles.
8. Bake in the oven for 1 hour. After 1 hour turn the oven off and leave the meringues to cool in the oven.
9. When your meringues are cool, melt the chocolate and spread it over 2 of the meringue layers making sure you go right to the edge.
10. Place in the fridge for about 10 minutes to harden.

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