How to Make MENDL'S Courtesan au Chocolat | The Grand Budapest Hotel!

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Hey Guys, today we will recreate a very whimsical Choux Pastry “Courtesan au Chocolat”.These pastry was featured in Wes Anderson’s movie The Grand Budapest Hotel.
These cream-filled pastry not only beautiful but it also looks regal and elegant.
With a little bit twist and tweak, this whole thing is not overly sweet, happily coloured and playful decorated.I hope that you enjoy the recipe.

DVD Special Feature from GBH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx5lZkpDxnc

COURTESAN AU CHOCOLAT
Yield: 6 towers
Active time: 1 hour
Total time: 2 hours

CHOCOLATE CREME PATISSIERE
15 Corn Flour
50 g Sugar
10 g Cocoa Powder
50 g Milk
40 g Egg Yolks
200 g Milk
25 g Dark Chocolate (70 %)
1 tbs Rum Liqueur

CHOUX PASTRY
100 g Water
65 g Salted Butter
1/8 tsp Salt
75 g All-Purpose Flour
2-3 Eggs (110-165 g)

BUTTERCREAM
80 g Shortening
20 g Salted Butter
20 g Condensed Milk
1/2 tsp Rum Liqueur

ICING GLAZE
230 g Icing Sugar
2 ½ tbs Milk
1/2 tbs Unsalted Butter
1/4 tsp Rum Liqueur
Food Colouring (Purple, Mint green, Soft Pink)

EDIBLE GLUE
Left over white icing glaze
Blue food colouring
1/2 tsp Icing Sugar

CHOUX PASTRY BAKING TEMPERATURE AND TIME
Large and Medium: Preheated 180°C oven 25 minutes
Small: Preheated 180°C oven 20 minutes

FULL RECIPE: http://bembumkitchen.home.blog/2022/05/26/mendls-courtesan-au-chocolat/
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