Eeek-clair
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A giant homemade choux pastry éclair filled with whipped cream and topped with chocolate icing and birthday candles.
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- A birthday monster for a friend. A brick of butter was melted, water was added and then a small barn of flour, beaten hard so that the pastry would take, and a dozen whisked eggs were worked in slowly with a mixer. The mix was laid in dollops on a large greased tray, smoothed with wet hands and baked into one giant choux bun. After an overnight stay in a walk-in fridge it was stuck to the tray and its lid had collapsed under its own weight, so the tray, wrapped in foil, became part of the éclair. The lid was rebuilt over a litre of whipped cream, and melted chocolate mixed with icing sugar and a secret ingredient was spread over to hide the cracks. No cross-section was possible because it would not leave the tray; leftover mix made bun letters, and the finished éclair measured 66.2cm and fed a whole party. Source 1 · Source 2 · Source 3 · Source 4 · Source 5 · Source 6 · Source 7 · Source 8 · Source 9 · Source 10 · Source 11
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Pimp momma combined melted chocolate plus icing suger and a tasty secret ingredient and slathered it over the beomoth craftliy concealing the cracks that had befallen the beast, and behold the EeeeeEK lair lay before us mmmmmmm.
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It ended up as 66.2cm and fed an entire party. Pimp momma we love you!!!!!
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Twas inspired by a friends fascination with pimping.
‘We must make a monster for his birthday" I de’claired’ to my pimp
momma and so the EeeeeEK lair was born.
Momma was sooooo on the case, a brick of butter we melted.
A tricky section next adding water then a small barn of flour and a
hefty dose of pimp mommas elbow grease to make sure the pastry ‘took’.
Phew! my she has muscles.
Then to the trusty kitchen appliances to continue the mommas good work
adding a dozen whisked eggs slowly and gently.
A mighty tray from the depths of mommas oven was greased and prepared.
we laid out our gooey mix in dollops then smoothed it off with wet
hands, a sensual experience!
After some time in the oven the choux bun to crush them all emerged!
An overnight stay at the walk in fridge and stage 2 was started.
But disaster had struck in true pimp style…It was stuck to the tray
and the bun ‘lid’ had collapsed under its own mighty weight!
It was decided to make the tray a part of the deal and pimped it with foil
An overnight stay at the walk in fridge and stage 2 was started.
But disaster had struck in true pimp style…It was stuck to the tray
and the bun ‘lid’ had collapsed under its own mighty weight!
It was decided to make the tray a part of the deal and pimped it with foil
the ‘lid’ was to be carefully reconstructed with the litre of whipped
cream slapped inside.
Pimp momma combined melted chocolate plus icing suger and a tasty
secret ingredient and slathered it over the beomoth craftliy
concealing the cracks that had befallen the beast, and behold the
EeeeeEK lair lay before us mmmmmmm.
A comparison shot with a standard eclair was the final shot, before
adding party decor. we were unable to do the cross section as the EEK
was stuck to the tray and not going anywhere.
Pimp momma had also gone the extra yard with the left over mix she
created her very own bun letters that were to accompany the EEk in its
reincarnation as a birthday surprise, along with plenty candles and
lotsa mighty pimp lovin.
It ended up as 66.2cm and fed an entire party. Pimp momma we love you!!!!!
