- 6 egg whites
- 180g/6¼oz caster sugar
- 180g/6¼oz icing sugar
- 600ml/20fl oz double cream
- 150g/5½oz caster sugar
- 2 large lemons, juice and zest only
- 4 passion fruit, seeds removed
- 600ml/20fl oz double cream
- 10-15 passion fruit, seeds removed
- lemon verbena leaves, to decorate
- For the pavlova, preheat the oven to 100C/80C Fan/Gas ¼ and line a large baking tray with baking parchment.
- Beat the egg whites with the caster sugar until stiff peaks form when the whisk is removed. Add the icing sugar and continue to beat for 4-6 minutes, or until the mixture is smooth and shiny.
- Spoon the mixture onto the prepared baking tray creating a circle shape approximately 30cm/12in wide.
- Bake for 2 hours. Once cooked, allow the pavlova to cool slightly before removing from the baking tray using a palette knife. Transfer to a cooling rack and set aside.
- For the passion fruit and lemon posset, slowly bring the double cream and sugar to the boil in a large saucepan over a low heat, stirring well to dissolve the sugar in the cream. Boil for 3 minutes, then remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
- Once the cream mixture has cooled, whisk in the lemon juice, zest and passion fruit juice and seeds. Pour the posset mixture into a glass bowl and chill in the fridge for at least 3 hours.
- Whip the double cream until soft peaks form when the whisk is removed. Fold the posset into the cream (you can leave streaks of posset if desired).
- To serve, spoon the cream and posset mixture on the top of the pavlova and decorate with the passion fruit seeds and lemon verbena.