Recipes · French · Cakes
Dacquoise
One serving has 427 kcal and 9 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin E (42%), copper (30%), riboflavin (29%), manganese (26%) and magnesium (23%). Ready in 35 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (111 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, nut
Ingredients
- 30 g Egg whites, raw
- 20 g Sugar
- 25 g Almond flour
- 20 g Sugar, powdered
- 15 g Butter, unsalted
- 0.5 g Vanilla extract
Method
- Makes 2 small oval dacquoises, one serving; multiply everything for a batch. For a whole dacquoise cake, spread the same meringue into two large discs and sandwich them with the buttercream.
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Whisk the egg white to soft peaks, then gradually whisk in the sugar until stiff and glossy.
- Mix the almond flour with half the powdered sugar and fold it gently into the meringue.
- Pipe 4 ovals about 7 cm long onto a lined tray, dust them with a little of the remaining powdered sugar and bake for 12-15 minutes until lightly golden and crisp outside; cool completely on the tray.
- Beat the butter with the rest of the powdered sugar and the vanilla for 3-4 minutes until pale and fluffy.
- Sandwich the ovals in pairs with the buttercream and chill for 20 minutes to set.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 427 kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 44.9 g | |
| Water | 30.1 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.5 g | 8% |
| Protein | 8.8 g | 18% |
| Tryptophan | 0.09 g | |
| Threonine | 0.31 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.38 g | |
| Leucine | 0.69 g | |
| Lysine | 0.4 g | |
| Methionine | 0.17 g | |
| Cystine | 0.16 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.5 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.28 g | |
| Valine | 0.45 g | |
| Histidine | 0.24 g | |
| Fat | 25.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 11.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 3.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.4 g | |
| Saturated | 8.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 32.3 mg | |
| Calcium | 65.2 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.27 mg | 30% |
| Iron | 0.87 mg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 70.7 mg | 23% |
| Manganese | 0.47 mg | 26% |
| Phosphorus | 128 mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 219 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 7.2 µg | 13% |
| Sodium | 56.9 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.77 mg | 10% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.05 mg | 5% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.32 mg | 29% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.91 mg | 7% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.15 mg | 3% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.03 mg | 2% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 13.9 µg | 3% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.05 µg | 2% |
| Choline | 16.2 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 103 µg | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 6.3 mg | 42% |
| Vitamin K | 1.1 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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