Today is Mama Fizzle day.

Mama Fizzle has a strange obsession with pavlova. Because she likes meringue but also I think it’s because she likes the ballerina story.

Anyway, I tried. My proportions were really not worth remembering so I will spare you those details. The rest is great you should try it.

Part 1:

Meringue loveliness. Now you want to get to this point:

In my determination to get this right I beat the egg whites with both cornstarch and cream of tartar and I really don’t know if that was necessary. Also…icing sugar. Shape into circles and bake for 1 hour on 150 C.

Part 2:

Cream. I overwhipped.

The whipping cream will need sugar AND cinnamon. Don’t forget the cinnamon.

Part 3:

Sliced apples cookied in butter, sugar, a smidgen of lemon juice, cinnamon and vanilla. I took out the apples once they were soft and let the rest caramelize.

Assembly Process:

This really would have gone down a lot better if the cream had not over whipped itself. Silly cream.

Still pretty though:

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The most important thing is that you walk away like this: