TWD BWD Rewind: Little Marvels

When we made our Meringue Snackers a couple of months ago, I piped some of the meringue into disks so I could assemble a couple of Little Marvels, a recipe I’d skipped when it came around last June. Little Marvels, aka Merveilleux, are light and delicate meringue and whipped cream sandwich cakes. There’s a famous French shop called Aux Merveilleux de Fred specializing in these treats with locations here in NYC, so I have had them a few times. I know from my visits to Fred that, while chocolate shavings are the traditional Marveilleux coating, you can get pretty creative with the flavorings. I spread each meringue disk with a smear of dulce de leche, flavored my cream with some coconut extract and coated the Marvels in coconut chips. I had to be quite gentle when assembling these, but I didn’t find them too hard to make. They are indeed quite marvellous and a bit fancy. If you don’t have the book Baking with Dorie: Sweet, Salty & Simple by Dorie Greenspan, get it and join us as we bake…