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Ingredients
- 9 ounce (250 g) puff pastry
- 1 c. (¼ liter) water
- ½ c. (125 g) butter
- 1 c. (125 g) flour
- 1 healthy pinch salt
- 4 Large eggs
- 1 pint (500 g) whipping cream
- 4/5 c. (100 g) icing sugar
- 1 tbsp (5 g) unsweetened cocoa pwdr
- 1 ¼ c. (250 g) superfine sugar
- 1 ½ pints (7½ cl) water
- ½ lemon
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C)
- Roll out the puff pastry into a circle about 9½ (24 cm) in diameter, and place it onto a buttered baking sheet
- Boil the water, salt and butter in a saucepan Add in the sifted flour all at once, and mix with a wooden spoon till the pastry comes away from the sides of the pan
- Remove from the heat and work it for another minute or possibly two
- Add in the Large eggs one by one, stirring in each time. Use a pastry bag to pipe a crown of choux pastry onto the puff pastry, 2/5 (1 cm) from the edge
- Bake in the oven at 350°F (180°C) for 40 min
- During this time, put 18 little balls of choux pastry on a buttered baking sheet.
- Remove the first baking sheet from the oven and allow to cold
- Bake the choux balls for 20 min at 350°F (180°C)
- When the choux balls are cooked, take them off the baking sheet and put them onto a cooling rack
- Heat the superfine sugar, water and lemon juice in a saucepan till it becomes a light caramel
- Dip the pan into cool water to stop the contents from cooking
- Dip the cooked choux balls one by one into the caramel and place them on the crown. Top with caramel
- Whip the cream till stiff, add in the icing sugar and cocoa, and decorate the center of the Saint-Honoré cake with this cream using a pastry bag with a ribbed tip
- Chill till you are ready to serve.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 254g | |
| Recipe makes 6 servings | |
| Calories 859 | |
| Calories from Fat 453 | 53% |
| Total Fat 51.13g | 64% |
| Saturated Fat 24.27g | 97% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 234mg | 78% |
| Sodium 405mg | 17% |
| Potassium 177mg | 5% |
| Total Carbs 88.63g | 24% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.0g | 7% |
| Sugars 33.32g | 22% |
| Protein 13.06g | 21% |
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