Spring themed Croquembouche à la maison

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This morning I woke up inspired by last night's course.  I kept thinking of beautiful ways to decorate the croquembouche - ribbons, butterflies, flowers, chocolate, royal icing; the list is endless. This one pictured here is my "Spring themed Croquembouche." Clearly other pastry artists have used this concept too which you can see here.

I was worried that I wouldn't be able to do it myself without expert chef advice but it actually came together better than yesterday! The only thing is cleaning the damn toffee caramel from the pots! Do you have any advice? And another annoying thing is that I can't resist popping a profiterole every time I walk by the kitchen!
Nevertheless, I think it's worth the clean up...and the possible jog.

Comments

  1. CheleOctober 15, 2010 at 11:34 PM

    Very impressive. James Martin recomends filling the saucepan with water and popping it back on the heat to clean the pots. Never tried it myself but maybe it will help your cleaning quest?

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  2. Mary BergfeldOctober 16, 2010 at 4:29 AM

    I think you did a great job! Kudos. Our travels have begun so my visits here will be sporadic for awhile. Know that I'll be thinking of you. Have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  3. Valerie GamineOctober 16, 2010 at 5:33 AM

    Brittany, you did an amazing job on your croquembouche! The Daring Bakers made this a few months ago, and it's not easy to pull one off like this (I have hot caramel scar on my hand.)

    As for cleaning the pots, just soak them in very hot, soapy water for a few hours. :~)

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  4. AnonymousOctober 16, 2010 at 7:31 AM

    What a beautiful croquembouche. I love your flower decoration. Yes, very hot water will work on your pots.

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  5. Treat and TrickOctober 16, 2010 at 8:44 AM

    These are fantastic and you'd done it so well!

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  6. scrambledhenfruitOctober 16, 2010 at 8:34 PM

    Lovely! I'd also have a hard time passing by without popping one in my mouth. :)

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  7. MichelleOctober 16, 2010 at 9:23 PM

    WOW a croquembouche?!?! that's super impressive, it looks beautiful!!

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  8. mr. pineapple manOctober 17, 2010 at 4:37 AM

    that is simply amazing! wonderful job!

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  9. kitchen flavoursOctober 17, 2010 at 4:40 AM

    Wow, looks very impressive and beautiful! To clean the caramel from the pot, I usually do as what our other friends do, I fill up the pot with water right up to the mark of the caramel, I'm very messy, so usually it will be right at the top! I let the water boil and slowly scrap with a wooden spoon for the really big marks to help dissolve it faster. It always works!

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  10. Cooking GalleryOctober 17, 2010 at 9:25 AM

    Brittany, your croquembouche looks absolutely stunning! Thumbs up...!!

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  11. Baking AddictOctober 17, 2010 at 10:30 AM

    Wow looks absolutely amazing!! I agree with you on the washing up but its well worth it :)

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  12. MaryOctober 17, 2010 at 10:31 AM

    Beautiful croquembouche! I couldn't resist eating lots of these when I made one for my birthday back in May. I just leave my caramelly pots in the sink filled with water (hot or cold) for a while and it all melts off.

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  13. LorraineOctober 17, 2010 at 1:52 PM

    This looks wonderful! Great job! I have heard of this but have never tried it. I would probably be eating it all up too:)

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  14. faithyOctober 17, 2010 at 8:26 PM

    Gorgeous!! :)

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  15. AnonymousOctober 17, 2010 at 11:22 PM

    Wow!!!
    Una vera scultura di bontà questa,complimenti Cara e buona settimana..:-***
    Ciao!!

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  16. The Caked CrusaderOctober 18, 2010 at 12:36 AM

    wow! Can I just repeat - wow! This looks amazing.

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  17. Patricia ScarpinOctober 18, 2010 at 6:09 AM

    When I make caramel I just fill the pot with cold water and leave it in the sink for a while. It dissolves like magic. :D

    This is absolutely pretty!

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  18. Xiaolu @ 6 BittersweetsOctober 18, 2010 at 5:59 PM

    Wow that is one stunning dessert. GREAT job!

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  19. cocoa and coconut October 19, 2010 at 12:23 PM

    Thanks for your tips everyone. After alot of soaking, they're finally clean of caramel

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