Frozen almond cappuccino dacquoise

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Shelled natural almonds; (about 5 ounces),
; toasted lightly
; andcooled
1¼ cup Sugar
2½ teaspoon Cornstarch
5 larges Egg whites
¼ teaspoon Cream of tartar
¼ teaspoon Salt
4½ cup Well-chilled heavy cream
⅓ cup Instant espresso powder
6 tablespoons Sugar
2 tablespoons Kahlua or other coffee-flavored liqueur
½ pint Raspberries

Directions

FOR MERINGUE LAYERS

FOR FILLING

GARNISH

Preheat oven to 250F. Line 2 buttered baking sheets with foil or parchment paper and trace three 13- by 4-inch rectangles on foil or paper (2 on one sheet and 1 on other).

Make meringue layers:

In a food processor grind almonds fine with ½ cup sugar and cornstarch.

In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat egg whites with cream of tartar and salt until they hold soft peaks. Beat in remaining ¾ cup sugar in a slow stream, beating until meringue holds stiff, glossy peaks. Fold in almond mixture gently but thoroughly and transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a ½-inch plain tip. Starting along the inside edge of a rectangle, pipe meringue onto prepared foil, filling in rectangles.

Bake meringue layers in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets in oven halfway through baking, 1 to 1¼ hours, or until meringues are firm and dry when touched. Cool meringues on sheets on racks.

Slide foil off sheets and carefully peel meringues off foil. Meringue layers may be made 1 day ahead and kept, tightly wrapped, at room temperature.

Cut a piece of cardboard 2 inches bigger than meringue layers and wrap in foil.

Make filling:

In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together filling ingredients until mixture just holds stiff peaks.

Assemble cake:

Put 1 meringue layer, smooth side down, on cardboard and with a long metal spatula spread a ½-inch-thick layer of filling over top. Repeat layering in same manner with another meringue and some filling and top filling with remaining meringue layer, smooth side up. Spread a thin layer of filling on top and sides of dacquoise and transfer remaining filling to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe remaining filling decoratively around dacquoise and arrange raspberries on dacquoise. Freeze dacquoise, uncovered, until hard, about 6 hours. Dacquoise may be made 2 days ahead and frozen, wrapped in plastic wrap and foil after 6 hours.

Let dacquoise stand in refrigerator 30 minutes before serving. Slicing dacquoise with an electric knife (alternatively, use a serrated knife).

Gourmet May 1995

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 1431 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (0% calories from fat); 19g Protein; 348g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 811mg Sodium Food Exchanges: ½ Grain(Starch); 2 ½ Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fruit; 0 Fat; 22 Other Carbohydrates

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.

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