Modern Pinoy Christmas Dessert (ANG SARAP!) by Maputing Cooking
Author: Chris Urbano
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Filipino
Mount Christmas (Pavlova in Australia) - A meringue-based dessert named after the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova. It is a meringue cake with a crisp crust and soft, light inside, usually topped with whipped cream and fruit.
Ingredients
Eggs
Mangoes
Bananas
Whipping cream / UHT milk
Sugar / confectioners sugar
Cornstarch
Salt
Lime / kalamansi
Procedure
Meringue: Separate the egg yolk from the egg white using a glass to help not to spread the yolk in case it breaks (12 pieces)
Meringue: Place the egg whites in the mixer (or whisk manually) for 5 minutes on a moderate setting while adding a pinch of salt until it reaches soft teaks.
Meringue: Pour into the blend 3 cups of sugar
Whip cream: Pour the cream onto the blender and whisk it for 5 minutes then add in the kalamansi juice while blending.
Mount Christmas: Spread the meringue mix onto the first pan (use wax paper and sprinkle with cornstarch not to stick)
Mount Christmas: Bake in the oven 150 degrees celcius for 1.5 hour
Mount Christmas: Pour in the cream on top of the first layer with mangoes and bananas
Mount Christmas: Continue with the second layer and third with the same procedure
Mount Christmas: Sprinkle the grated kalamansi on top of the 3rd layer
Recipe by Maputing Cooking at https://maputingcooking.com/recipe/bundok-ng-pasko-mount-christmas/