Cream-filled choux pastry cake
Description
The pastry is simple and quick to prepare. This is a rather festive, very appetizing, and quite interesting option. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. To prepare the dough, melt the butter with a pinch of salt in a small saucepan. Add water and stir in the sifted flour.
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Step 2
2. Constantly stirring, scald the dough and bring it to a smooth consistency. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
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Step 3
3. After slightly cooling the dough, add the eggs one at a time, beating constantly. The dough should become very soft and smooth.
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Step 4
4. Prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Using a pastry bag, pipe the dough into sticks about 8-10 cm long.
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Step 5
5. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Place the baking sheet inside and do not open the oven for at least 30 minutes. Bake the sticks until golden brown.
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Step 6
6. Whip the cream with powdered sugar (the amount depends on your taste preferences). Arrange the "fingers" in a pyramid shape, spreading each with cream.
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Step 7
7. This is the beautiful result you'll get.
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Step 8
8. In this case, I suggest decorating with melted dark chocolate. Let the cake rest for an hour, then enjoy!