This French choux cake makes a theatrical centrepiece for the Christmas table
Croquembouche, translating as “crunch in the mouth” is a wonderful celebration cake which is impressive and theatrical, a real curve ball centrepiece for the Christmas lunch or any Christmas party. Remember tradition calls for the host to smash the bouche – I’ve seen them smashed with rolling pins, cricket bats, swords – even a baseball bat.
This recipe is for a small croquembouche but you can increase the quantities to make a larger one. It takes a fair bit of time and some skill, but do give it a try. The largest croquembouche I have made used 800 profiteroles and lots of caramel, and involved a few burnt fingers.
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