Chocolate meringue with malted cream, maltesers and creme eggs
Stacks of chocolate meringue, spread with some malted whipped cream... Topped with maltesers and creme eggs and drizzled with some caramel sauce. This chocolate mess is a truely indulgent dessert. It's easy to make too - you can prepare the meringue in advance to cut down on preparation time. It's a good way to use any leftover egg whites you have, you could easily adjust this recipe if you have fewer eggs whites to bake a smaller meringue.
ingredients
for the meringue:
5 egg whites
300g caster sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa
for the cream:
300ml whipping cream
3 tablespoons of malt powder (e.g. Horlicks)
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
for the caramel sauce (yields more than required for this recipe, you can use a store bought caramel sauce if you wish):
35ml water
112g granulated sugar
50ml double cream
35g unsalted butter
creme eggs and maltesers to decorate
2 large baking trays, greased with butter and lined with baking parchment (similar here)
instructions
for the meringue:
1. In a large bowl, whip the egg whites with an electric mixer or a baloon whisk until stiff.
2. Add the sugar and cocoa, one tablespoon at a time and beat until a glossy meringue forms.
3. Draw three circles on a baking parchment and fill them in with the meringue.
4. Bake in 150C for around 1.5 hours.
for the filling:
1. In a medium bowl, whip the cream with 3 tablesoons of malt powder.
for the caramel sauce:
1 Add the sugar and water into a medium saucepan and heat until sugar has dissolved in the water. At this stage you can stir the mixture to help dissolve the sugar.
2. Increase the heat and simmer until the liquid has got a dark amber colour - be careful not to burn. When it's bubbling DO NOT stir the liquid as it will result in a grainy texture of the caramel.
3. Take it off the heat and slowly stir in the double cream - take caution as it will bubble up and grow quickly!
4. Finally add the butter and stir until it reaches smooth consistency.
5. You can add more cream at this stage to get a runnier sauce if you wish.
- spread the whipped cream on the meringue disc and top with another meringue, repeat.
- top the meringue with some halved maltesers and creme eggs
- drizzle with some caramel sauce
enjoy!
