Cream puff cakes - The PASH Wedding Forums and Message Boards

ljeagle · #1 04-22-2006, 06:28 AM

I want to do one of these for the rehearsal dinners. There is this bakery that has the best cream puff that Kenny loves. But for them to put one together it would coast more then our wedding cake. So I think I'm just going to buy them by the dozen and do it my self. Not this big maybe just like 5 dozen of the puffs. The ? I have is does any one know what they drizzle over top of them. It looks like a clear sugar! I have seen some drizzled with chocolate but Kenny don't like chocolate so thats out. Any one know of any thing else?

cru5h · #2 04-22-2006, 01:36 PM

CROQUEMBOUCHE!!!!!!! *screaming like a girl*

breezy · #3 04-22-2006, 04:23 PM

The traditional drizzle is a sugar/corn syrup that is a pain in the bum to make!!! I say drizzle with something easy... store bought carmel or strawberry syrup. Or maybe make a thin homemade icing out of powdered sugar and water (that's what I use on homemade donuts)

here is the martha stewart link for her recipe from scratch
http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jh...SL&site=living

ljeagle · #4 04-23-2006, 03:30 AM

Thanks I'll check it out and try it! If it don't work I might just do the syrup from the store.

Marrying_the_Good_Husband · #5 04-24-2006, 01:08 AM

Was it Bebe who was obsessed with making this?! It was back when I JUST joined, so I didn't know everyone well enough to remember who was talking about making this all the time....

ljeagle · #6 04-24-2006, 01:22 AM

i have tried to make them i can't so I just buy them already made.

cru5h · #7 04-24-2006, 02:21 AM

Yeah, that was bebe who tried to make one

Here is the mother of them all:

every single thing about this one is edible

Complicated Woman · #8 04-24-2006, 02:24 AM

I miss bebe.

ljeagle · #9 04-24-2006, 03:52 AM

Cru5h I can't make one that looks that good!

I think I'm just going to try a really small one.

whiddle · #10 04-24-2006, 04:18 AM

Is it confection sugar?

I think it was bebe and labedal who was trying to make it.

What happened to them?

ljeagle · #11 04-24-2006, 04:46 AM

Will adding confection sugar and water work?

breezy · #12 04-24-2006, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ljeagle

Will adding confection sugar and water work?

this will make a thin frosting. You could roll them in confection sugar, or a few for a different look to make a pattern? It looks like they rolled a few in sprinkles or nuts too!

Steph · #13 04-24-2006, 05:20 PM

Looking at this and reading all of this makes me want to go eat some cake.

ljeagle · #14 04-24-2006, 05:23 PM

I really just want to stack them up and drizzel something on them. I don't think I will have time to roll them in stuff.

Steph · #15 04-24-2006, 05:24 PM

Would cinnamon work?

maroki13 · #16 04-24-2006, 05:30 PM

I think you could drizzle very very thin frosting over them. That way it would sort of be dripped and drizzled all over, instead of you having to frost each one individually.

ljeagle · #17 04-24-2006, 05:31 PM

I would like a glaze thats why I think the sugar and water might work. I'm going to mix a little up and see what it taste like. Breezy do you know the measurements to make the powdered sugar and water.

syringa · #18 04-24-2006, 06:15 PM

I have a bride who is using a croqumbouche as her wedding "cake." The baker indicated that the weight of the stack can be a problem with the bottom cream puffs squishing. He therefore uses a styrofoam cone in the center and fastens the cream puffs to the outside with toothpicks, then stacks around the cone from the bottom up. The syrup or glaze or usually fairly thick. Caramel syrup or ice cream topping should work.

ljeagle · #19 04-24-2006, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by syringa

I have a bride who is using a croqumbouche as her wedding "cake." The baker indicated that the weight of the stack can be a problem with the bottom cream puffs squishing. He therefore uses a styrofoam cone in the center and fastens the cream puffs to the outside with toothpicks, then stacks around the cone from the bottom up. The syrup or glaze or usually fairly thick. Caramel syrup or ice cream topping should work.

I never thought of that I could make a big one but just use the number I need. Thanks

breezy · #20 06-20-2006, 12:13 AM

Lj, did you end up doing this? How did it turn out? Pictures?

ljeagle · #21 06-20-2006, 12:15 AM

It turned out great! We put it on a cone with tooth picks then we took confectioner sugar and milk and poured it over it. Kenny

because of how we did it with the cone but every one loved it. I'll have to see if I can find a picture of it.

ljeagle · #22 06-20-2006, 12:24 AM

This is the only picture I can find. I think I have every ones pictures but there might be someone that shows up with another they all got a kick out of it.

breezy · #23 06-20-2006, 12:38 AM

Sh@ks18 · #24 06-20-2006, 01:03 AM

mmm cream puffs

(i need a drooling smiley)

ljeagle · #25 06-20-2006, 01:12 AM

I wish I had a better picture cause it was so cute b-4 every one started digging in.