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Ingredients
Pastry Cream
- 5 oz sugar
- 12 oz whole milk
- 1 pinch salt
- 6 egg yolks, from large eggs
- 4 tbsp corn starch
-
1
vanilla bean, split lengthwise, seeds scraped
or 1 tsp vanilla extract, split lengthwise, seeds scraped - 2 oz unsalted butter, cubed
Cakes
- 4 oz unsalted butter, plus extra to grease
- 10 oz sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 12 oz all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 12 oz buttermilk
Ganache
- 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 4 oz heavy whipping cream
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 2142 kJ / 512 kcal
- Protein
- 8 g
- Carbohydrates
- 70 g
- Fat
- 23 g
- Fibre
- 1 g