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The other day, Mr BBB joked about something.
Something dangerous.
When asked what he wanted for dinner the next night he joked, with gusto nonetheless, “croquembouche”.
All I can say is “be careful what you wish for, husband dearest”.
Up for the challenge, I sought guidance from the pastry king himself – Adriano Zumbo, whose croquembouche recipe featured in the first Masterchef cookbook.
Then, with a few substitutions, it wasn’t long before I had myself a batch of spelt choux pastry puffs…
Some delightful vanilla crème…
And got to work on building a masterpiece. The puffs were filled…
Dipped in caramel..
And coated with some coloured sugar.
And, as I didn’t have a cone in which to build the croquembouche, I got creative and built a mini tower around a bowl that I had placed on a plate.
You get the idea….
Finished with a little spun sugar and some fondant flowers…
And I must say I was rather chuffed when I stood back and took a look at the result!
(And then proceeded to take 1000 photos of said creation!)
I was really really pleased with how this turned out, given that I have never made choux pastry before (let alone spelt choux pastry), vanilla crème or spun sugar.
Perhaps it was beginner's luck???
I guess I’ll find out next time I make it - I’m thinking Father’s Day might be the perfect opportunity to try it again…
What about you? Ever made a croquembouche?
Wow! Very cool!! The only time I've ever eaten one was at my sister-in-law's engagement party 9 years ago. This looks delicious!
ReplyDeletewow!
ReplyDeleteThis looks fabulous! I wish my dinner requests came about that easily ... :D
ReplyDeleteWow, I have never made one but would love too. I had my first attempt at choux pastry for profiteroles last night and only about 4 puffed up :(
ReplyDeleteI am blaming the fact that one of my eggs was a double yolker, but it was probably actually my fault. I think, after seeing yours, that I added too much egg, mine didn't really hold their shape when piped onto the tray.
I would take 100s of photos too if I made such an amazing creation - I hope Miss C was having a good long sleep while you did it
ReplyDeleteI have made choux pastry before but the last time I made it I did savoury ones which I loved - I can imagine they would look great piled up for dinner but they would need some creative ideas to decorate them. (Did you take Mr BBB literally and just have dessert for dinner or with this just for afters?)
Love it!
ReplyDeleteLisa! Wow! That is an amazing creation and I am sure Mr BBB was spell bound when he saw it :) I am really impressed, especially as you did this with a baby in the house.
ReplyDeleteOh, my, you have some serious baking skills. Looks awesome. While I love to bake...it has to be simple and not have too many ingredients :-).
ReplyDeleteThey look fantastic! The first time I tried choux pastry (just over a year ago) they turned out very scrambled eggy... were half decent with cream cheese and chives though!
ReplyDeleteI want to try again - but my piping skills totally suck!
oh you're so good to be up for this challenge! very impressive!
ReplyDeleteYou should go on Masterchef :)
ReplyDeleteum amazing!!! hehe. NO I have NEVER even tried to attempt one. & spelt too? Crazy cool, lady :)
ReplyDeleteHeidi xo
I was not even familiar with a croquembouche until reading your post...and being partially French, I am embarrassed that I didn't know what it was! :) It looks absolutely amazing. Beautiful work. I will bet they tasted fantastic!
ReplyDeletehow can he not be impressed by that! I think I have the same table runner as you haha but in green :S
ReplyDeletexo Emilie @ Hungry Delights