Irish Coffee Meringue

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 egg whites
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee powder (not granules)
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/4 cups whipped cream
• 2 tablespoons irish whiskey
• chocolate-covered coffee beans, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 300°f draw two 7-inch circles on a sheet of parchment paper.
• 2 place the egg whites in a spotlessly clean and dry bowl. add the 3/4 cup confectioners sugar and whisk until the mixture stands in medium peaks.
• 3 sift the coffee powder with the remaining confectioners' sugar and carefully fold into the egg whites.
• 4 carefully spread the meringue with a palette knife onto the circles on the parchment paper. bake for 20-30 minutes or until crisp.
• 5 the disks should peel easily from the paper. allow to cool completely.
• 6 add the whiskey to the whipped cream. place into a pastry bag. sandwich the meringue disks together with 2/3 of the flavored cream.
• 7 pipe 5 rosettes on the top with the remaining whipped cream. decorate with chocolate-coated coffee beans. to slice: use a sharp thin knife that has been heated by sitting in very hot water.