sig's Rraspberry Ripple Kisses

for meringue

put the egg whites in a large clean ( otherwise the egg will not stiffen) bowl and whisk until it holds soft peaks ( to check if the the whites are stiff enough they should not drip of whisk or fall out of bowl when held upside down) Add the sugar a spoonful at a time whisking well until the mixture becomes glossy, fold in the vanilla extract with a rubber spatula. Preheat oven to 120 C /250F fill piping back and pipe 40 rosette about one inch apart onto baking parchment,Bake until crisp and dry, make sure they stay a whitish colour, about 1 hour. Cool completely before removing from sheet.

for Raspberry Ripple

whip cream until it holds soft peaks, crash the berries and lift under cream until it has a rippled effect.Hold one meringue and scoop a little mix onto flat side repeat with second meringue, sandwich the two meringue together and drizzle with melted raspberry jam. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to set the cream.

for drizzle

gently heat the jelly and drizzle a little over each meringue kiss before putting into refrigerator