Name: Brownie Pavlova with Coffee Cream
Yield: Makes about 12.
Ingredients: ⅓ cup milk, 2 percent or skim; 1 cup finely ground pecans; 2 tbsp. coffee liqueur; ¾ cup unbleached, all-purpose flour; 8 oz. mascarpone cheese, softened to room temperature; ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract; 1 large egg white; ¼ tsp. baking powder; ⅓ cup superfine or granulated sugar; ⅔ cup granulated sugar; ¼ tsp. cream of tartar; 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract; 4 large egg whites, room temperature; ⅓ cup chopped pecans, toasted; ¼ tsp. baking soda; ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted; 1⅓ cups superfine or granulated sugar; ¼ cup coarsely chopped pecans; ¼ cup unsalted butter; 1½ cups heavy (whipping) cream

Preparation info

Makes about
12
.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Brownies To Die For!

By Bev Shaffer

Published 2006

About

Imagine having a dessert named after you. Pavlova is named after the Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova. Traditionally, it consists of a crisp meringue topped with cream and fruit. I’ve played with my food here—and created a brownie and Pavlova combo that would make any ballerina dance the nutcracker “sweet”!