| Dacquoise | |
| Country: | France |
| Course: | Dessert |
| Type: | Cake |
| Served: | Chilled |
| Main Ingredient: | Meringue (almonds and hazelnuts), whipped cream or buttercream, biscuit |
| Variations: | French: Marjolaine |
| Name Lang: | fr |
| Name Italics: | true |
A French: dacquoise (in French dakwɑz/) is a dessert cake made with layers of almond and hazelnut meringue and whipped cream or buttercream on a buttery biscuit base.[1]
The term French: dacquoise can also refer to the nut meringue layer itself.
It takes its name from the feminine form of the French word French: dacquois, meaning 'of Dax', a town in southwestern France. It is usually served chilled and accompanied by fruit.
A particular form of the French: dacquoise is the French: marjolaine, invented by French chef French: [[Fernand Point]], which is long and rectangular and combines almond and hazelnut meringue layers with chocolate buttercream.[2]