Hazelnut dacquoise

I bet you're wondering what a hazelnut dacquoise really is? Well here I explain what these delicious nutty cakes are and how to make them.

Watch my video tutorial and learn how to make dacquoise - meringue enriched with nuts, and a cake layered with dacquoise discs and chocolate ganache!

This cake has layers of silken buttercream, caramelized pineapple, and crisp praline.

A dacquoise is a dessert of disc-shaped, nut-flavored meringues stacked and filled with sweetened whipped cream or buttercream. It's served chilled, often with fruit. The term dacquoise can also refer to the nut meringue layer itself. It is French, from feminine of dacquois, of Dax, a town of southwest France. Our dessert has three crispy layers of toasty-nutty meringue, layered with coffee flavored Italian Meringue or Mousseline Buttercream or IMBC and rich chocolate ganache, recipes…

I’ve been planning this in my head for almost a full month now. This is my 100th post on my blog, and I’m so thrilled to share it! I finally got the hazelnuts last night and I was excit…

Happy 2021 everyone! This dessert, which has been on my to-do list for years , was my last big project of 2020. I started preparing it a fe...

I am really proud of this Esterházy Torta recipe! This has really converted me to meringue - I never really liked it before! The addition of ground hazelnuts to make a dacquoise really helps and the custard buttercream is soooo yummy!!!! Click through to my blog to find the recipe and give it a try! #esterhazy #esterhazytorta #hungarian #custardbuttercream #hazelnutmeringue #dacquoise #hazelnutdacquoise #hungarianesterhazytorta #meringue #meringuecake #favouriterecipe

So, what exactly is dacquoise? Well, some people say it’s French for 'takes all day to make' and it’s true, there’s a bit of work in getting dacquoise right. But what you end up with is truly delicious. Basically, dacquoise is a meringue with a spongy texture – it’s crisp and meringue-like on the outside, and soft and moist on the inside. The main ingredients are nuts and egg whites. Dacquoise can be used as a layer of a cake, or two layers can be sandwiched together with a filling. For the…

This culinary school project is worthy of a redo! Learn how to make a decadent classic French dessert with layers of almond and hazelnut meringue, espresso buttercream and chocolate ganache.

This hazelnut dacquoise recipe appears as the technical challenge in the Quarterfinals episode of Season 2 of