French Wedding Cake Croquembouche Recipe

How to make a croque en bouche wedding cake with julien from saveurs dartmouth u k.

French wedding cake croquembouche recipe. Of course for the skilled diy bride and groom there is always the option of making your own wedding croquembouche. Very young he learned the secrets of french cuisine and cake confectionery. In a bowl whisk together the egg yolks sugar cornstarch and flour until completely smooth.

This has been used for centuries. Although a wide variety of croquembouche can be found in france the zucchero patisserie in the uk provides a wide range of croquembouche wedding cake designs. When the milk is steaming add half of the milk to the egg mixture whisking.

The first time i tried making croquembouche i ll be honest i was nervous. Preheat the oven to 200c gas 6 fan oven 180c. Bake until puffed and golden 20 to 25 minutes.

Place on high heat and cook until syrup turns light amber. In a small saucepan warm the milk over low heat until it just begins to steam. It s actually a tall cone of cream filled pastries that s first dipped in.

Brush with egg glaze and smooth the tops. Croquembouche cake a croquembouche is a traditional french wedding cake. Using a pastry bag fitted with a coupler and a 1 2 inch wide plain tip pipe out mounds that are 1 inch high and 3 4 inch in diameter on a parchment lined baking sheet.

Instead of a classic stacked buttercream or fondant cake serve a traditional french wedding cake a croquembouche for dessert instead. I just took it apart and. Four images above are from zucchero patisserie.