Chocolate Espresso Cream Sandwiches

Name: Chocolate Espresso Cream Sandwiches
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: Powdered sugar for dusting; 16 Chocolate Meringue Shells, piped into 3-inch circles; 3 tablespoons Chocolate Sauce; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 recipe Vanilla Custard Sauce; 1 tablespoon espresso grounds; Pinch salt; ½ pound mascarpone; ¾ cup heavy (whipping) cream

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Stars Desserts

By Emily Luchetti

Published 1993

About

Meringues are by nature dry and brittle, but freezing them makes their texture soft and chewy. We once served 3,000 “mini” versions of these frozen cream sandwiches at a benefit for a local public television station.

Ingredients

Espresso cream

¾ cup heavy (whipping) cream
½ pound mascarpone
Pinch

Dessert
Sandwich
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

To make the espresso cream

Place the cream and the mascarpone in a mixing bowl. Add the salt, espresso grounds, and sugar. Whisk until soft peaks form. Refrigerate the cream until ready to assemble the sandwiches.

To make the chocolate cream

Place the cream and the mascarpone in a mixing bowl. Add the sa