a dacquoise is a dessert cake. it is made with layers of almond and hazelnut meringue and whipped cream or buttercream. the name comes from the french word "", meaning "of dax". (dax is a town in southwestern france.) it is usually served chilled with fruit. one form of dacquoise is "marjolaine". "marjolaine" is long and rectangular and combines almond and hazelnut meringue layers with chocolate buttercream.