Chocolate Hazelnut Meringue Roulade Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 120C/100C fan/gas 1. For the meringues, whisk the egg whites with the lemon juice until soft peaks form. Add the caster sugar and continue whisking until stiff, add the icing sugar and ground nuts, then gently fold through until evenly combined. Line a baking tray with baking paper and pipe or spoon out rounds of meringue into 7cm discs. Bake for 1½-2 hrs until crisp outside but still soft in the centre. Leave to cool. You need 3 rounds per person. Leftovers can be kept in an airtight container for about 1 week.
• To make the hazelnut praline, warm a small heavy-based pan over a medium heat and cook the caster sugar until it melts and turns a rich caramel colour. Carefully swirl the hazelnuts around the pan (be careful, the sugar is very hot) and allow them to caramelise and brown - about 2 mins. Pour the mixture out onto a tray lined with baking paper. Leave to cool.
• Make the chocolate sauce by heating together 75ml water, the caster sugar and cocoa powder until boiling. Pour over the chocolate and whisk well until smooth.
• To serve, whisk the cream until soft peaks form. Finely chop the cooled praline by hand or in a food processor. Stir most of it through the whipped cream, setting a little aside. Place a meringue disc on each plate and top with a little of the cream. Add another disc, more cream, followed by the final disc. Top with icing sugar, cocoa powder and some of the reserved chopped praline, then spoon around some chocolate sauce

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200c.
• Line a 9x13 Swiss roll tin with baking parchment.
• Place the egg whites in a clean bowl and whisk using an electric whisk on full speed until very stiff.
• Gradually add the sugar a teaspoon at a time, whisking well between each addition.
• The meringue is ready when it is glossy and very stiff.
• Spread the mixture into prepared tin and sprinkle with hazelnuts.
• Bake for 8 mins or until very golden.
• Remove the meringue from the oven and turn hazelnut side down on a sheet of non-stick baking parchment.
• Remove the paper from the base of the meringue and allow to cool for ten mins.
• Spread the whipped cream over the meringue and scatter over the raspberries.
• Using the parchment to help you, roll the meringue up fairly tightly from one of the long ends to form a roulade.
• Wrap in non-stick baking parchment and chill well before serving.
• To serve unwrap and cut in slices.