Well Of Love Chocolate Cake
From pariscipes 16 years agoIngredients
- 2 puff pastry shells (vol-au-vent) shopping list
- 1 pink almond dough shopping list
- whipped cream (Chantilly cream) shopping list
- chocolate-caramel cream : 9 caramel candies shopping list
- 8cl (1/3 cup) light cream shopping list
- 1 big praline (milk chocolate and flaky praline) shopping list
- pastry cream : 25 cl (1 cup) milk shopping list
- 45 grams (5 tablespoons) sugar shopping list
- 30 grams (3 tablespoons) all-purpose flour shopping list
- 3 yolks shopping list
- 1 tablespoon Amaretto (or almond-flavored liquor) shopping list
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).
The Rating
Reviewed by 9 people-
Very sweet! It looks and sounds lovely. Thanks for the post.Marcia
mao65 in Griffith loved it -
thanks Pariscipes for sharing such a beautifully,intricate,display of affection
Have a blessed day
Mumtazmumtazcatering in Gauteng loved it -
How creative and beautiful....and of course, delicious! :) Thank you Pariscipes! :)
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