Cake recipe Saint Honoré

The Saint Honore cake is a classic of French pastries, whose name pays homage to the patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs: the Saint Honoratus de Amiens (Saint-Honoré), Bishop of the Diocese of Amiens. However, other claims says that its name is due to the rue Saint Honore in Paris, which is pastry which began to make.

There is no doubt that this is one of the most delicious cakes that you are going to try, but it is also a challenge in preparing for it. Is not a simple recipe, but that requires a bit of time in their preparation and much care must be to make it perfect and delicious. There are different varieties on the recipe to prepare the Saint Honore cake, however, This is the classical way, which uses a sheet of shortcrust pastry topped with a ring of dough choux.

Do choux paste how to prepare?

Before you begin to prepare the Saint Honore cake, you are going to share the simple recipe for prepare your own pasta choux at home.
Ingredients

• 70 g of milk
• 70 ml of water
• 50 g butter
• 70 g flour (sieved)
• 2-3 eggs
• A pinch of salt

Instructions

• Put fire in a saucepan with the water, milk, a little salt and butter. While this heats up, sift the flour.
• When is beginning to boil the mixture, Add flour and stir, without removing it from the heat.
• Keep stirring until the point that already non-stick saucepan. Remove it from the heat and pass it to another container. Let stand until it cools a bit.
• When it is warm, you add to the mass the first egg and remove it vigorously with a wooden spoon. When it has absorbed the first egg, add the second and again mix.
• For the last egg, a bit in a bowl whisk aside and incorporate it into the mixture until a third. To Verify that the pasta is in its exact point of elasticity, removes a wooden spoon and pour it a little. The paste that is ready should peak and keep. Otherwise, Add another third of egg until you get the desired consistency.

How to prepare cake Saint Honore?

If you are ready to take on the challenge of the Saint Honore cake, don't miss the steps that we have designed to make the task a little easier. The result is very delicious and you'll love to prepare it for any occasion to share with your family.

Ingredients

• 300 g shortcrust pastry
• 500 g pasta choux
• (Amount to taste) caramel syrup
• 400 ml of cream to mount
• 50 g sugar

Instructions

• Step 1. Stretch the pastry.
• Step 2. Cut it out, giving it a circular shape.
• Step 3. Put over the edge choux, the pasta as you see in the picture.
• Step 4. Make Cupcakes with pasta choux.

• Step 5. It takes in the oven at 200 ° C, 20 minutes.
• Step 6. Whisk the cream and add the sugar.
• Step 7. Fill with cream two sleeves pastry, one with a fine nozzle and another with star nozzle.
• Step 8. Fill cupcakes with cream using fine nozzle sleeve.

• Step 9. Pour the caramel, previously heated in the microwave, as you see in the image.
• Step 10. It beats the cupcakes on the edge.
• Step 11. Adds a little more than candy.
• Step 12. With sleeve star nozzle pastry, arrange the cream as you see in the image.

With these simple steps, you can prepare a delicious cake Saint Honore to share in meals or any special time. Finally you can decorate it with some candy and ready.

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