
The “French eclair” cake is an exquisite and delicate delicacy that can be prepared at home. It is based on a crunchy puff pastry, filled with air cream and covered with glance.
To prepare the “French eclair” cake, you will need the following ingredients:
– 150 ml of water
– 75 g of butter
– 1 pinch of salt
– 100 g of flour
– 3 eggs
For cream:
– 250 ml of milk
– 3 yolks
– 80 g of sugar
– 20 g of flour
– 200 ml of whipped cream
For glamor:
– 150 g of chocolate (dark or milk)
– 30 g of butter
– 2 tablespoons of water
Preparation steps:
1. Prepare the custard dough. In the pan, connect water, butter and salt. Bring to a boil, then immediately add flour and mix quickly until you get a homogeneous dough.
2. Turn the custard dough into a bowl and leave for some time to cool. Then add the eggs one at a time, whipping each egg thoroughly until completely absorbed into the dough.
3. Prepare the cream. In the pan, mix milk, yolks, sugar and flour. Heat over medium heat, constantly stirring until the cream thickens. Leave him to cool.
4. Beat the cream to peaks. Mix chilled cream with whipped cream.
5. Using a confectionery bag or spoon, put the custard dough on a baking sheet, forming ecles about 8-10 cm long. Bake at a temperature of 200 degrees Celsius about 20-25 minutes until golden.
6. Let the eclairs cool. Then cut each eclair in half in length and fill with cream using a confectionery bag or spoon.
7. Prepare the glance. Melt the chocolate with butter in a water bath, add water and mix thoroughly.
8. Dear the upper half of each ecler in the glance and leave it on the grill until hardened.
So your exquisite cakes “French eclair” are ready! They are perfect for tea drinking or a special dessert on the festive table.