Caprice Des Dames

Preparation info
  • Makes

    40

    approximately
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Chocolate: The Definitive Guide

By Sara Jayne Stanes

Published 1999

  • About

Meringue petits fours which can be served alone or as an accompaniment to a pud or ice cream. Alternatively you can sandwich them together with ganache. Similar to almond macaroons but the tops will be crunchy and centres will be tantalisingly gooey.

Ingredients

  • 3 egg whites
  • 115 g/4 oz caster sugar

Method

Preheat oven to 160°C/325°F/gas 3.

Beat egg whites with teaspoon of sugar until stiff. Beat in the rest of the sugar. Fold in the almonds.

Using a pastry bag with a 1 cm-