Boccone Dolce (Meringue Cake with Caramel Frosting)
Boccone Dolce is an Italian dessert that’s truly heaven on a plate with crunchy meringue layers, whipped cream, and fresh berries.
Course Cakes
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Boccone Dolce Cake
Prep Time 1 hourhour
Cook Time 6 hourshours
Total Time 7 hourshours
Servings 24
Author Valya's Taste of Home
Ingredients
For the Boccone Dolce Cake Layers
12large room temperature eggs
4cupsBakers or granulated sugar
For the Boccone Dolce Cake Frosting
5cupsheavy whipping cream
½candulce de Leche
¾cupnutella
For the Boccone Dolce Cake Toppings
Kiwi
Strawberries
Raspberries
Blueberries
Blackberries
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F and prepare a 10” springform pan by lining it with parchment paper.
Separate egg yolks from whites and place all 12 egg whites into an electric mixer bowl. Add sugar and beat on high for about 15 minutes.
Fill a piping bag (1 M piping tip) with the meringue and pipe it out onto the prepared parchment paper in moon shapes to form a large circle. Repeat the same steps with the other two parchment paper cutouts.
Place the meringue layers into the oven and immediately reduce the temperature to 270 F. Let it bake at this temperature for 7 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 220 F and let it bake for 6 hours.
Once the meringue is baked, let it cool in the oven overnight. For the cream, beat the heavy cream until it becomes thick. Add dulce le leche and beat again.
To assemble the cake, place the first meringue layer on a serving platter. Spread Nutella and pipe the cream. Add a variety of fruit on top.
Repeat the same process for the second layer. Place the third layer on top, repeat the steps, and top it off with fruit.
Notes
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