Hazelnut Dacquoise with Coffee Buttercream

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000

There is a particular kind of pudding that looks far harder than it is, and dacquoise sits comfortably at the top of that list. Underneath the elegant name is a stack of nutty meringue discs, baked until crisp and faintly chewy, layered with a buttercream that here is shot through with proper coffee. It is the sort of thing you bring to the table and watch people sit up a little straighter, yet the whole construction rests on egg whites, ground nuts and a bit of patience. The one twist that lifts it from good to genuinely memorable is leaning hard into the coffee, using both fresh espresso and instant espresso powder so the bitterness has somewhere to land against all that sweetness.

Meringue - Tag - vo.rs

Hazelnut Dacquoise with Coffee Buttercream