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Chocolate meringues with coffee cream

Chocolate meringues with coffee creamWoman's Day
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Ingredients

Coffee cream

Method

1.Preheat oven to slow, 150°C. Lightly grease and line two baking trays.
2.In a small bowl, using an electric mixer, beat egg-whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add caster sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until sugar dissolves between additions. Fold through cocoa, vinegar and vanilla.
3.Spoon mixture carefully into 8 even rounds. Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to very slow, 120C. Bake for 10 minutes reduce heat to very slow, 120°C. Bake for further 20 minutes or until the meringues are firm. Allow to cool in oven with door ajar.
4.To make Coffee Cream; in a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream and icing sugar together until soft peaks form. Beat in coffee.
5.Sandwich meringues together with Coffee Cream. Serve topped with extra cream, raspberries, mint leaves and chopped hazelnuts. Dust lightly with cocoa.

Do not over-beat egg-whites before adding the caster sugar, as the foam will collapse. Always use a clean bowl and beaters when beating egg-whites, to achieve optimum foam.

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