Magical meringue tree with winter berry compote recipe | Good Food

Name: Magical meringue tree with winter berry compote recipe | Good Food
Ingredients: 8 egg whites (about 250g; you can use the leftover yolks to make custard for a trifle); about 500g caster sugar; 50g slivered pistachios (available online, or use roughly chopped); 500g frozen mixed red berries; 1 orange zested and juiced; 50g icing sugar; 600ml double cream; 250ml mascarpone; 100g icing sugar; drop of rosewater or vanilla extract; chocolate-covered malted milk balls; edible gold lustre dust (optional); 75g pomegranate seeds; 100g pink rose Turkish delight; crystallised rose petals (optional); gold sprinkles (optional; we used round and star-shaped); edible gold leaf (optional); gold star for the top (see tip below)

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Ingredients

8 egg whites (about 250g; you can use the leftover yolks to make custard for a trifle)
about 500g caster sugar
50g slivered pistachios (available online, or use roughly chopped)
500g frozen mixed red berries
1 orange zested and juiced
50g icing sugar
600ml double cream
250ml mascarpone
100g icing sugar
drop of rosewater or vanilla extract
chocolate-covered malted milk balls
edible gold lustre dust (optional)
75g pomegranate seeds
100g pink rose Turkish delight
crystallised rose petals (optional)
gold sprinkles (optional; we used round and star-shaped)
edible gold leaf (optional)
gold star for the top (see tip below)