Chocolate macaroons

1.Grease oven trays, line with baking paper.

2.Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form. Add caster sugar, beat until sugar dissolves and transfer mixture to large bowl. Fold in sifted icing sugar, ground almonds and sifted cocoa, in two batches.

3.Spoon mixture into piping bag fitted with 1cm (½ inch) plain tube. Pipe 4cm (1½ inch) rounds about 2.5cm (1 inch) apart onto trays. Tap trays on bench so macaroons spread slightly and stand about 30 minutes or until dry to touch.

4.Meanwhile, preheat oven to 150°C/300°F.

5.Bake macaroons about 20 minutes. Cool on trays.

6.Meanwhile, make ganache. Bring cream to the boil in small saucepan. Remove from heat and pour over chocolate in small bowl, stir until smooth. Stir in nuts. Stand at room temperature until spreadable. Sandwich macaroons with ganache.