Ingredients

How to make it

  • Prepare the vol-au-vent : Preheat oven to 200°C (400 degrees F).
  • Arrange pastry shells on a 10x15-inch baking sheet (2 vol-au-vent).
  • Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, about 10 minutes.
  • Set aside to cool slightly.
  • Prepare the pastry cream : heat the milk in a medium saucepan.
  • Meanwhile, whisk the yolks with the sugar and then the flour.
  • Add the warm milk gradually, whisking until well blended.
  • Pour the mixture back into the saucepan, heat over low heat, whisking until thickened and slowly boiling.
  • Add the Amaretto.
  • Put the saucepan in the sink with cold water and let the pastry cream cool down, stirring regularly.
  • Prepare the cream chocolate-caramel : In a pan, pour the light cream, add 9 caramel candies, and let heat and blend on a low temperature.
  • Set aside to cool.
  • Then pour 3 tablespoons caramel cream with the praline and let heat and blend on a low temperature.
  • Set aside to cool.
  • Make some hearts with the pink almond dough.
  • Cover the vol-au-vent with a blanket of chocolate-caramel cream.
  • Stick the almond hearts on the vol-au-vent.
  • Cover the vol-au-vent with a blanket of chocolate-caramel cream.
  • Stick the almond hearts on the vol-au-vent.
  • Pour the pastry cream into the vol-au-vent , then a little bit of the rest of the caramel cream and the redcurrant jam in the center of the pastry cream.
  • You can sprinkle some sugar and caramelize it with the torch and decorate with a whipped cream (Chantilly).

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    juels ate it and said...
    Wow, what a fantastic presentation! This is like a piece of art, I'd feel sorry to eat it if I made it! Love the ingredients in this. Flagged this one for beauty!
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  • baker1313 15 years ago
    This is fabulous!! Thank you for this great, unique post!!:o)
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  • cadavis 15 years ago
    Great Post and wonderful presentation!! The recipe and story are very touching!! Thanks for sharing!!
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  • shiloh30 15 years ago
    Wow. What an enlightening story and inspiring as well. The dish looks wonderful. Almost too good to eat.
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    zanna ate it and said...
    Sounds delicious!Thanks:)ps..I see you have a story behind it,great one. Maybe you should checkout my new group about relating food and feelings.Its called Theres a light on in the Kitchen.
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    kidaria ate it and said...
    What an incredible post! How profound! You have redefined haute cuisine! Cheers from Canada.
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    YOURE SITE WAS WONDERFUL WHAT A GREAT WRITER YOU ARE, BEAUTIFUL DESSERT ALSO
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    minitindel ate it and said...
    WHAT A WONDERFUL STORY I LOVE THIS THANK YOU FOR POSTING IT .......
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  • feathers_316 16 years ago
    I truely enjoyed reading your blog! It only makes me want to rush out and get the ingredients even more! Thanks so much for sharing both your recipe and the story! Can't wait to make it!
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    lunasea ate it and said...
    I love both your delightful cake and the story behind it. A great post in every way - thanks so much!
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    bakermel ate it and said...
    How creative and beautiful....and of course, delicious! :) Thank you Pariscipes! :)
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  • gramma58 16 years ago
    Yummo! Have a wonderful Easter Holiday!
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    mumtazcatering ate it and said...
    thanks Pariscipes for sharing such a beautifully,intricate,display of affection
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    mao65 ate it and said...
    Very sweet! It looks and sounds lovely. Thanks for the post.Marcia
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  • danadooley 16 years ago
    Hmmm, this seems more like architecture than cooking lol Very intricate, feminine somehow and interesting, very interesting :) Thank you for sharing and have a happy Easter!
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  • jett2whit 16 years ago
    Sounds wonderful! jett
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