The recipe
Lore
Jane’s crown carries the Royal Picnic brief directly into its palette: red, white, and blue arranged around a celebratory meringue structure. The two-handed handshake is part of the verified recognition, but the stronger baking story is the balance between a crisp exterior, a softer centre, and a crown that can be assembled without losing its shape.
Source note
Public recreation / fan method — not the baker’s original formula. https://www.relaxedrecipes.com/all-recipes/red%2C-white-and-blue-berry-pavlova.
Ingredients
- egg whites, caster sugar, vinegar, vanilla, cornflour; strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, lemon, cream and nectarines
Method
- Whisk a glossy crown meringue and bake at 150°C/130°C fan for 75 minutes, then cool in the switched-off oven. Simmer separate red and blue berry compotes and cool. Fill with cream and compotes; finish with nectarines and berries.
Baker’s tips
Keep the components cool where directed and serve at the texture described by the source.
