BBC Food - Recipes - Instant coffee meringue gâteau

BBC Food - Recipes - Instant coffee meringue gâteau

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This gorgeous gâteau makes a showstopping dessert that can be whipped together in minutes. For this recipe you will need a 20cm/8in loose-bottomed tart tin and a chef's blow torch.

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Ingredients

  • 6 free-range egg whites
  • 200g/7oz caster sugar
  • 100g/3½oz icing sugar , sifted, plus extra for dusting
  • 2 tbsp coffee essence
  • 500g/1lb 2oz mascarpone
  • 175ml/6fl oz double cream
  • 1 vanilla pod , split lengthways, seeds scraped out using a sharp knife
  • 2 large sponge flan cases (about 250g/9oz each, or 25cm/10in across)
  • 175ml/6fl oz cold espresso
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 10 small ready-made meringue shells, crushed
  • 4 white marshmallows , cut into quarters
  • 50g/2oz dark chocolate , finely grated

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