Dacquoise gateau with chocolate cream and caramelized hazelnuts

Name: Dacquoise gateau with chocolate cream and caramelized hazelnuts
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 5 h 40 min
Ingredients: 12 egg whites; 200 g (7 oz) ground hazelnuts; 6 egg yolks; 2 tablespoons flour; 300 ml (11 fl oz) milk; 100 g (4 oz) dark chocolate; 300 ml (11 fl oz) whipping cream; 2 tablespoons mascarpone cheese; 100 g (4 oz) sugar; 3 tablespoons blanched hazelnuts

Preparation info

Serves
10-12

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
6 hr

Appears in

Chocolate

By Trish Deseine

Published 2003

About

Ingredients

For the dacquoise meringue

12 egg whites
350 g (12 oz) sugar

Cake
Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

To make the dacquoise meringue, preheat the oven to 150°C (300°F), Gas Mark 2.

Whisk the egg whites into stiff peaks. Add 100 g (4 oz) sugar and beat until the mixture is glossy. Using a spoon, fold in the remaining sugar, followed by the ground hazelnuts.

Line the baki