Walnut Meringues And Coffee-Butterscotch Cream “Tower” Cake.

• For the Walnut meringues batter:
• 3 cups toasted, cooled and finely grounded walnut halves
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 large egg whites
• 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Pinch of kosher salt
• For the Coffee- Butterscotch Cream:
• 1 (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk (cooked in a pot of simmering water for 1,5 hours and cooled to room temperature).
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter room temperature
• 2 teaspoons Instant Espresso coffee
• 1 tablespoon Amaretto liqueur

1. Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
2. Put the walnuts, cinnamon and 1/3 cup sugar in a food processor; pulse until finely ground but not powdery, add orange zest.
3. Whip the egg whites with salt and vanilla until soft picks form. rnGradually add the remaining 1/3 cup sugar; continue whipping until stiff and glossy. Fold in the walnuts.
4. Drop by spoonfuls onto parchment lined sheet pans and bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool and remove from the pan.rnDepending on the size, it should be about 48-52 walnut meringues.
5. Bake until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes; transfer to a cooling rack.
6. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk the cooled condensed milk, coffee and Amaretto liqueur, whisk in butter 1 tablespoon at a time.
7. To assemble the cake:rnFor the first layer, place 10 meringues on a round platter and cover the tops with a about a teaspoon of the Coffee-Butterscotch cream.
8. Repeat the same technique until you used up all meringues and most of the cream. rnTo give the cake a tower shape, every next layer should be one meringue less then the privies.
9. Use what ever you have leftover cream to fix the imperfections.rnSprinkle the top and the sides with toasted Coconut Flakes.
10. This cake tastes best, when prepared in advents at list 8 to 12 hours.

meringues batter, grounded walnut halves, ground cinnamon, sugar, egg whites, orange zest, vanilla, kosher salt, butterscotch cream, condensed milk, butter, espresso coffee, liqueur

Taken from food52.com/recipes/12562-walnut-meringues-and-coffee-butterscotch-cream-tower-cake (may not work)