Pimp That Snack

Eeek-clair

by Pimp Momma and the Mighty Viclet 11 photos Rated 85% 342 votes when voting closed

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.

Plain flour, three boxes of free range eggs and a block of Anchor butter on the worktop

Momma was sooooo on the case, a brick of butter we melted.

A whole block of butter melting in a large saucepan on the gas hob

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.

Hand beating pale choux paste in a steaming pan on the hob

Then to the trusty kitchen appliances to continue the mommas good work
adding a dozen whisked eggs slowly and gently.

Kenwood Chef mixer beating eggs into the choux paste in its bowl

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!

Hands shaping a long log of choux paste along a big baking tray

The baked choux log, golden and cracked, filling a whole oven tray

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.

Spooning whipped cream onto the split choux base, the lid resting behind

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.

Spreading chocolate icing along the top of the filled giant eclair with a knife

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.

The finished giant eclair held on a foil board, a shop eclair in front for scale

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.

Four small iced eclairs arranged on a tray to spell out PIMP

It ended up as 66.2cm and fed an entire party. Pimp momma we love you!!!!!

The giant eclair covered in candles and 30 cake picks, letter eclairs standing on top

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