Bumble Berry Pavlova

There are many uses for the word Bumble. In Rudolph, it is an angry snow beast. Paired with an four letter words, it means a hick area. With berries, it means a mixture of berries.

It is rather fun to say. Just makes you think of fat jolly cartoon characters. Airy and sweet and cloudy like pavlova. Yeah that's the best I can tie it in. Here's the recipe.

Bumble Berry Pavlova

What you need:

4 egg whites

pinch of salt

1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided

2 teaspoons cornstarch

1 teaspoon white wine vinegar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups whipping cream

1 tablespoon hazelnut liquor or extract

1 pint raspberries

1 pint blackberries

1 pint blueberries

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1/4 strawberry jelly

What you do:

Preheat the oven to 300 F. Trace a 9 inch circle on parchment paper then flip over the paper on a baking sheet. In an electric mixer fitted with whisk attachment, beat the egg whites and salt on high speed until they become frothy and later start to become stiff. Gradually sprinkle in 1 cup of sugar to make it nice and glossy. Once it has glossy stiff peaks, dump on the cornstarch, vinegar and vanilla. Fold them into the mixture then pile the mixture on the 9 inch traced disk. Smooth over the top then pop it in the oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes. When you place it in the oven, immediately turn the oven down to 250 F. Allow it to completely cool in the oven for an hour.

Once it is cooled, make the whipped cream. In an electric mixer with a whisk attachment, beat the heavy cream with 1/2 cup sugar! . Add th e hazelnut flavoring and beat it until soft peaks form. Pile this on top of the pavlova.

As for the berries, reserve some of the berries off to the side for garnish. For the other suckers, drop them in a large sauce pan, sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1/4 cup water and the lemon juice, and bring the saucepan to a boil and simmer for 4 minutes. Drop the mixture into a food processor with the strawberry jam and buzz it to oblivion. Pour it over the finished dessert (once it has cooled) and decorate with the remaining berries.