Gooseberry

Gooseberry kuchen with elderflower cream

‘Kuchen’ is German for cake, but it’s more of a pudding, I think. You could also use plums, pears, apples, pears or cranberries. Overview 20 mins 50 mins 6 Ingredients - 150g butter, plus extra for greasing - 275g gooseberries - 150g caster sugar - 1 large egg - 200ml sour cream - 225g plain flour - 2 tsp baking powder - finely grated zest of 1 lemon - ½ tsp vanilla extract - 2 tbsp granulated sugar For the cream - 300ml double cream - 3 tbsp elderflower cordial - 1 tbsp icing sugar Method...

Gooseberry pavlova

The tart berries with sweet meringue make a perfect summer dessert. Requires chilling and cooling time Overview 1 hr 20 mins 1 hr 30 mins 4 -5 For the meringue layer - 6 egg whites - 350g caster sugar - 1 tsp vanilla sugar or the vanilla seeds from 1 pod - 2 tsp cornflour - A few drops of vinegar For the pastry cream - 1 egg yolk - 1 whole egg - 30g cornflour - 80g caster sugar - ¼ tsp salt - 500ml whole milk - Seeds from 1 vanilla pod - 25g unsalted butter

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