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Chocolate cream cheese& mixed berries pavlova cake- perfect gluten-free treat for summertime

This summer of New York has sneaked here with no one's attention! I can't believe that it is already mid-May now. (It' officially BBQ season, yay!!!) 

I'm never really into grills, but I love BBQ parties! On a perfectly sunny day, with the perfectly adorable people, just indulge yourself to all the fun games and all the high-calorie yummy goodness  (burgers, sausages, cheese, fruits and of course sweets!! )XD 



Here is what I made- pavlova cake perfect for the BBQ. It is so easy to make, I literally spent no more than 10 minutes preparing the cake base (not including baking time in the oven) and another 10-ish minutes to pipe out the chocolate cream cheese and pile on all the fresh& lovely berries. I used this recipe for the cake. The filling is a 1:1 mixture of whipped cream cheese and melted chocolate . The reason I didn't use whipped cream as most recipes here is only because one of my friend is not tolerant to lactose, but she can eat certain types of cheese.


I love the texture of this cake- crispy as macaroon outside and marshmallowy inside. It actually looks& tastes like some fancy dessert that takes long time to make. So good idea for beginners to trick their friends!


You know the best part about this cake? It is a true gluten-free cake with no need to substitute any ingredient with special gluten-free ones! Perfectly gluten-free with no intention to be so XP

It is also a very versatile recipe- try mix& match, switching the berries here to any fruits you like, adding crunchy goodness like nuts and chocolate nibs, and the light, whipped cream is also a fantastic choice for the filling!

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