CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO DACQUOISE

Steps:

• add half of milk to yolk to temper, then add to remaining milk and heat to thick consistency.cover refrigBefore using, warm gently to room temperature in microwave. Stir together amaretto and espresso powder;Using paddle, beat butter until smooth and light, 3 to 4 minutes. Add pastry cream in 3 batches, Add amaretto mixture and continue to beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes 6.make ganache. Set aside to cool 7. Carefully invert meringue and peel off parchment. Reinvert meringue and place on cutting board. Using serrated knife and gentle, repeated scoring motion, trim edges of meringue to form 12 by 10-inch rectangle. eat trimmings. With long side of rectangle parallel to counter, use ruler to mark both long edges of meringue at 3-inch intervals. Using serrated knife, score surface of meringue by drawing knife toward you from mark on top edge to corresponding mark on bottom edge. Repeat scoring until meringue is fully cut through. Repeat until you have four 10 by 3-inch rectangles. (If any meringues break during cutting, use them as middle layers.) 8. Place 3 rectangles on wire rack spread 1/4 cup ganache evenly over surface of each meringue. RefrigerateSet aside remaining ganache. 9. Using offset spatula, spread top of remaining rectangle with 1/2 cup buttercream; place on wire rack with ganache-coated meringues. Invert 1 ganache-coated meringue, place on top of buttercream, and press gently to level. Repeat, spreading meringue with 1/2 cup buttercream and topping with inverted ganache-coated Spread top with buttercream. Invert final ganache-coated strip on top of cake. Use 1 hand to steady top of cake and spread half of remaining buttercream to lightly coat sides of cake, then use remaining buttercream to coat top and sides of cake making smooth box. Refrig. Rewarm ganache, pour over cake spreading sides (doesn't have to cover completely). Garnish top with hazelnuts. Holding bottom of cake with 1 hand, gently press almo