Chocolate Meringues

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 5 egg whites
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup flour, sifted
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 lb marshmallows
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• nuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350f and line two 8 by 11 cake pans with wax paper.
• 2 beat egg whites until foamy.
• 3 sift sugar, cocoa and cream of tartar together and add to egg whites gradually, beating until egg whites form stiff peaks.
• 4 pour into prepared pans and bake for 20 minutes.
• 5 when cool, cut into squares or diamond shapes.
• 6 to make the frosting; cut marshmallows into pieces and melt in a double boiler or very briefly in the microwave.
• 7 boil sugar and water until the mixture will spin a thread.
• 8 pour over melted marshmallows; add vanilla and beat until mixture is thick.
• 9 spread on half of meringues, top each with another meringue, spread with more frosting and sprinkle with chopped nuts.