Dissolve the espresso powder in 2 tablespoons of hot water and let it cool down. Beat egg whites, lemon juice and salt until very stiff. Add sugar while stirring. Stir in the espresso powder.
Pour the mixture into a piping bag with a star-shaped spout and squirt 24 rosettes (approx. 8 cm Ø) onto a baking tray lined with baking paper. In a preheated oven (electric cooker: 100 °C/ gas: stage 1), first dry for 1 hour, then for another hour at 75 °C.
Let it cool down on a cake rack. Coarsely chop the chocolate coating and melt in a hot water bath. Spread half of the meringue with it and let it dry. Whip the cream, cream firmer and vanilla sugar until stiff.
Drain the apricots and cut into slices. Clean, wash and halve or slice the strawberries. Spread the fruit over 12 meringue slices. Fill cream into a piping bag with star-shaped spout and squirt onto the fruit.
Cover each with a second meringue. Dust with cocoa. Results in about 12 pieces.