Hi Pat, it sounded like your curd just needed a few more minutes in the oven. We've recently found that the microwave lemon curd tends to take closer to 8-10 minutes to properly thicken, so you might want to add at least 2 to 3 more cooking cycles in the future. In the meantime, you can make a stiffer filling by whipping 1/2 to 1 cup of heavy cream with a few tablespoons of powdered sugar. Whip the mixture until semi-stiff peaks form, and then fold in about half as much lemon curd, to taste, right before serving. This will give the lemon filling body, and it will be absolutely perfect on top of a freshly made pavlova. Good luck and happy baking! Kye@KAF

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