Croquembouche – Cream Puff Cake
Servings: 10
Prep Time: 60
Total Time: 90 minutes
Prep Time: 60
Total Time: 90 minutes
Related Categories: Dessert,
Ingredients:
Worldwide Culinary Apprentice Pate a Choux 250 g water 110 g butter, cubed Pinch of salt Pinch of granulated sugar 140 g all-purpose flour, sifted 4 to 5 eggs Egg, for egg wash Cream (or milk and a pinch of salt), for egg wash For the Crème Pâtissiére (Pastry Cream) 500 g milk 1⁄2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise and scraped -OR- 1 t vanilla extract 4 egg yolks 75 g sugar 20 g flour 20 g cornstarch For the Caramel 200 g (7 oz) granulated sugar 50 grams water 50 grams of corn syrup