It’s been a year already! Happy 1st Birthday Patisserie Makes Perfect! Well that went fast, my plan was to write this blog for a year and then move on to something else. Only I didn’t expect to enjoy myself so much writing about the recipes I’ve attempted and getting to know so many other bloggers and cherished readers of my blog.
Well now, what do you bake for the first birthday of your blog? I decided to do the only thing that seemed appropriate. I went back to the first book that started this whole thing off, Patisserie by Christophe Felder. That was the easy bit, then I had to pick a recipe. I thought about repeating my first ever recipe Gateau Basque, but I’ll be honest, I wasn’t really blown away by that.
So I chose the first cake I made for the blog, that got me some interest and my first ever sale. That cake was a Chocolate and Raspberry Entremet, I made it once for the blog and again for a birthday cake for some friends. This was the first cake that I tried to decorate in a patisserie style…it was a bit retro, but like all of these recipes, it was definitely edible.
Since I made this recipe, I feel like my patisserie has really improved and as a result I have adapted this recipe from the book and added it to the blog. I’m really pleased with the finished result and without this blog, I wouldn’t have learnt a lot of the things I have and made so many connections.
During this past year, I’ve been lucky enough to attend a Miele Patisserie Course, received some amazing ingredients from Sous Chef and Lindt as well as some stunning crockery from Washed Up. The people behind William Curley the master Patissier have also been extremely helpful and supportive.
If you want to make this delicious Chocolate Raspberry Entremet yourself, here’s the recipe. There’s some special equipment you will need if you intend to make this cake along with all of its decorations. Firstly you’ll need a 20cm by 6cm cake ring, a flower plunger cutters, 1cm piping nozzle, sugar thermometer and food grade acetate. If you’re going to make a lot of patisserie you’ll find all of these items a real investment.
CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY ENTREMET
Ingredients
- ***Raspberry Syrup***
- 100 g Frozen Raspberries
- 50 ml Water
- 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice
- 50 g Caster Sugar
- ***Raspberry Compote***
- 250 g Frozen Raspberries
- 370 g Seedless Raspberry Jam
- ***Chocolate Sponge Cake***
- 150 g Plain Flour
- 20 g Cocoa Powder
- 240 g Egg Whites about 8 medium eggs
- 180 g Caster Sugar
- 120 g Egg Yolks about 6 medium eggs
- ***Chocolate Mousse***
- 500 ml Whipping Cream
- 90 g Caster Sugar
- 50 ml Water
- 4 Egg Yolks
- 1 Whole Egg
- 220 g Chocolate 60%+
- ***To Assemble***
- 100 g Dark Chocolate
- Icing Sugar
- 50 g Fresh Raspberries
- Gold Leaf
- Chopped Pistachios Freeze-dried Raspberries and Cacao Nibs to decorate
- Royal Icing Flowers
Instructions
- ***Raspberry Syrup***
- Mix the raspberries, water, sugar and lemon juice and stir with a wooden spoon, bashing up the raspberries until they have mushed down and the sugar has dissolved.
- Place in a bowl and allow to cool - this can be made a few days in advance.
- ***Raspberry Compote***
- Combine the seedless raspberry jam and the raspberries. Cook over a medium heat and stir until thickened. Sift the compote to remove all of the seeds and cover with clingfilm, pressing it to the surface of the compote so a skin doesn't form. This can be made a few days in advance.
- ***Chocolate Sponge Cake***
- Preheat the oven to 180C (Fan Oven), line two baking sheets with greaseproof paper. Sift the flour with the cocoa powder.
- Whip the egg whites in the bowl of stand mixer until they hold a soft peak. Add the caster sugar and whisk until firm and glossy.
- Add the egg yolks and whip until smooth, about 5 seconds.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients and gently fold in with a flexible spatula.
- Spoon the pastry batter in a piping bag fitted with a 1cm nozzle, or cut a 1cm hole in a disposable piping bag.
- Pipe neat rows on each of the prepared baking sheets, you can spread the batter with a spatula, but piping it gives the most even results.
- Bake each sheet for 10-12 minutes until just firm to the touch and it springs back.
- Rotate the sheet halfway through baking and transfer to a cooling rack.
- ***Chocolate Mousse***
- Mix the sugar with the water in a small saucepan with a heavy base. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil and cook until it registers 118C on a thermometer.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix the egg yolks and the whole egg at a low speed. When the sugar syrup is ready, increase the speed of the mixer to high and carefully pour in the sugar syrup, whisk until the mixture cools to room temperature, around 5-8 minutes.
- Finely chop the chocolate, place it in a bowl set over a saucepan and melt until it reaches 45C, then remove from the heat.
- Whip the cream until it holds a firm peak. Mix the chocolate into the egg mixture and stir until it is fully combined.
- Beat a third of the cream into this mixture to lighten it. Add the remaining cream and mix until smooth and an even colour.
- ***To Assemble***
- Finely chop the chocolate, place it in a medium bowl over a pan of water and melt. Remove from the heat and stir until smooth.
- Spread the melted chocolate over one of the sponge cakes and let it set. Sift confectioners sugar over the top, place the round cake ring on the top and cut off the excess cake. Cut out the other cake. Clean the cake ring and line the sides with a strip of cooking acetate. Then place the plain sponge in the bottom. Brush with raspberry compote.
- Spread half the mousse on top and smooth with an offset spatula, place the chocolate covered cake on top and spread with raspberry syrup, add the remaining mousse and smooth it with an offset spatula.
- Freeze until the mousse sets, at least 2 hours, place the cake on a cake rack over a tray and pour the raspberry compote over the cake. Place the cake in the fridge and allow the excess compote to drip off.
- Use the remaining glaze to coat the fresh raspberries so they have a shine to them.
- After about 15 minutes the glaze should have stopped dripping, place the cake on a cake board or plate. Decorate the edge of the cake with freeze-dried raspberry powder and or cacao nibs.
- Decorate the top of the cake with the chopped pistachios, raspberries, gold leaf and royal icing flowers in any design you like.
I’m so pleased with how this recipe turned out and I’m really looking forward to my next year on the blog. I have so many ideas and I hope you’ll enjoy reading about them all.
Although we have cake, what’s a birthday without presents? So I’m giving away a little prize bundle, included in the bundle is Mary Berry Cooks The Perfect, The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook and a £25 Amazon voucher.
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Thanks for reading my blog over the last year and I hope you continue to enjoy reading this site as much as I enjoy writing it. Let me know in the comments which of my bakes you’ve enjoyed this year and good luck in the giveaway.
Thanks
Angela
Swayampurna Mishra Singh
U do make it perfect!!! In awe of your baking skills.. I turned 1 too. But i celebrated with a much less ambitious rocky road cake.. good luck!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
It doesn’t matter what you celebrate with, a year of blogging is no mean feat! I love Rocky Road as well. x
Natalie Crossan
Chocolate orange ganache brownies. Oh my life….
Valerie Kay
Blackcurrant mousse 🙂
hannahlw85
Lemon madeleines freeze-dried raspberries
Vicky-Louise Robinson
Strawberry Marshmallow – I love Marshmallows and strawberries so it’s the perfect combo!
tishist
Chocolate Orange Ganache Brownies
Vicki A Smith
Chocolate orange ganache brownies
Mary Campbell
The Blackcurrant mousse – it was awesome! 🙂
Pam Whitham
Chocolate Orange Ganache Brownies
Penny Crumpton
Mary Berry’s cherry cake, luuuuuuurve cherry!
Ali Johnson
CHOCOLATE ORANGE GANACHE BROWNIES
Sarah Ballantyne
The chocolate orange ganache brownies -my attempt doesn’t look as professional as your but they are still delicious. A huge hit
Jacqueline Roberts
Lemon cheesecake
Karis
Chocolate orange ganache brownies looked delicious.
Emma H
The Blackcurrant Mousse
Sarah Buckley
Chocolate Orange Ganache Brownies, just wow!! 🙂
Aimee
Stollen, I love stollen 🙂
Jennifer Turnbull
Brownies….mmmmmmmm!
Ellen Stafford
Chocolate Orange Ganache Brownies. Yummy
Jaime Hyland
Chocolate orange ganache brownies
leanne williams
the Lime curd was wonderful
snarepuss
Brownies 🙂
sarahfleck
Chocolate Orange Ganache Brownies.
Jessica Smith
This one! I wish I had the ingredients in the house to make it now
Paul Chadwick
the Lime curd was wonderful
norrisluvsmary
This one! Its looks and sounds amazing. Chocolate and raspberry, whats not to like!
Jane Middleton
Love to look of RELIGIEUSE – yummy
♫ Alison M ♪
You’ve done loads of lovely things but I think the Biscotti Rocky Road
LetsTryThis
How on earth am I supposed to only choose one?! Argh!
Emma Harris
Chocolate Orange Ganache Brownies
Stuart Dunlop
Raisin and walnut danish pastries
Claire Bartlett
This looks amazing!!
Paula Harvey
Biscotti Rocky Road, I love how simple they are! 😀
Jodie Hutchinson
Chocolate Orange Ganache Brownies! Yum.
Laura Cooper
Raisin and walnut danish pastries
Rachael Marsden
chocolate orange ganache brownies
Liane 'Chicharito' Mccreanor
the blackcurrant mousse <3
Stephanie Whitehouse,
CRANBERRY & SALTED CASHEW FLORENTINES – such a brilliant flavour combination
Wendy Smith
Your buttery Croissants – the recipe looks gorgeous and I just need to pluck up the courage to have a go!
Hayley Mulgrove
The blackcurrant mousse, yummmy xx
Barbara Handley
Hard to choose but I think I favour the Blackcurrant Mousse.I love blackcurrants and mousse!
Lisa Wilkinson
Chocolate Orange Ganache Brownies
A kingdom for a Cake
Happy Birthday! I hope you will keep enjoying baking and bloging for many years to come. The entremet is gorgeous !
Jodie Dodd
Happy Birthday PMP! Wow, can’t believe a whole year has gone by but I’m so glad you’re going to carry on with the blog, I really enjoy it. I think it’s fantastic that you’ve learned so much and have made such great connections. You never know where it may lead.
This entremet is gorgeous and looks delicious too, great job Angela! Picking a favorite is so hard but I think I would have to go with the chocolate ganache brownies. 🙂 x
kat walsh
Blackcurrant Mouse
christineshelley
HAZELNUT, CRANBERRY & CHOCOLATE BISCOTTI – looked delicious
Kat Allinson
Lemon Madeleines
Gemma Brown
the blackcurrant mousse looks amazing!
Mrs Broomfield
Mary Berry’s cherry cake
Mike Board
The Blackcurrant Mouse
kate andrews
Carrot and Chocolate Chip Cakes – yummy
PatisserieMakesPerfect
they’re extremely easy to make. You should give them a go.
Steph x
OH my!! thats is so pretty and yummy its perfect!!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thanks Steph.
Laura Tovey
I’m a big fan of the chocolate orange ganache brownies
PatisserieMakesPerfect
It’s a really good recipe, give it a go sometime.
Justine Meyer
chocolate orange ganache brownies
PatisserieMakesPerfect
A lovely recipe Justine.
Em S
The Paris Brest looked so good.
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thank you Em.
Lila B Taylor
The Stollen x your recipes are amazing!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thanks very much Lila. The Stollen tasted amazing.
Jo m Welsh
The carrot and chocolate chip cakes
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thanks Jo.
Maxine
Lime curd – I agree, much better than lemon! Thanks for the recipe!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
I’m hoping to make some passion fruit curd soon too, so watch this space. Thanks Maxine.
Maxine
Ooh, sounds delicious! Thanks
Kristy Leanne Brown
Mmm, the chocolate orange ganache brownies!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thanks Kristy.
ilona501
I’m still gobsmacked from reading what is needed, including the ingredients! Oh, yes, by the way, happy 1st birthday. 🙂
PatisserieMakesPerfect
There are a few ingredients, but it’s not too expensive a cake to make because you can use frozen raspberries.
Teresa Lee
Happy 1st Birthday….This is my first visit to your blog so I haven’t tried any of your recipes yet – after having a little look around I think the Honey & Vanilla Madeleines would be a the recipe I’d like to try first….Thanks
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thanks Teresa, those madeleines were delicious.
Lucy Parissi
Happy First Birthday! You have accomplished so much – and it is hard to pick a favourite but your chocolate orange ganache brownies are still calling my name. Here’s to many happy returns xx
patisseriemakesperfect
Thank you Lucy and thanks for all your help along the way. For a super quick, made up bake, those brownies were amazing. Angela xx
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thank you Lucy and thanks for all your help along the way. For a super quick, made up bake, those brownies were amazing. Angela xx
Janine Phillips
Toffee Apple Cake xx
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Afraid I’ve never made one of these Janine.
williamgould
Orange and Salted Peanut Florentines
Stacey
I love the look of the Honey & Vanilla Madeleines! 🙂 xx
Lisa Everaert
The chocolate orange ganache brownies sounded gorgeous!
kj19
the chocolate orange ganache brownies! .. I love choc orange my fav combination
emma walters
the blackcurrant mousse is amazing!
Yolanda Davis
I loved the sticky toffee apple cake.
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Afraid I haven’t made one of these Yolanda.
Yolanda Davis
i’m sorry; I mis-read the question. I would say your salted caramel macarons were my favourite. Happy 1st birthday!
Alison Joyce
hazelnut, cranberry and chocolate biscotti
Rachie Littleme
The Louis XV Dessert looked amazing – right up my street.
Rachel Heap
I love the look of this cake as its something different and i bet its soooo yummy
Cat Culmer
chocolate orange ganache brownies
Fiona Martin
The PARIS-BREST looks utterly divine!
Stephanie Boulton
The Blackcurrant Mousse
louise
The hazelnut, cranberry and chocolate biscotti looks amazing. I’ve tried a lot of baking but never biscotti and seeing as how I drink a lot of coffee I’m amazed I’ve never tried to make it. Hopefully that will get rectified some time this year. My brother in law has shown an interest in learning to bake and asked for help so maybe this is something we can do later this year. I saw your recipe for Stollen Biscotti so that might be the one to try.
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Definitely give this a try, it’s nice and simple and so tasty. Good luck with it.
becski_boo
HAZELNUT, CRANBERRY & CHOCOLATE BISCOTTI from September 2014
Alica
I would say this one! It looks amazing!!
lyn
The chocolate and raspberry entremet looks amazing, and it’s my all-time favourite flavour combination too
Phil Darling
the chocolate orange ganache brownies for me
Jackie ONeill
Sticky Toffee Apple Cake
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Sounds delicious, but I’ve never made that one either I’m afraid.
gabby evans
oh the brownies delish!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Yup they were good!
Alana Walker
The Chocolate Orange Ganache Brownies, I love anything chocolate orangey!xx
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Me too Alana, they were really lovely.
Emma @ Fork & Good
Happy Blog birthday!! Such a beautiful entrement (i have no idea what an entrement is but it look delicious.)
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Ah well, I didn’t know at first Emma. An entremet is a dessert usually with a different layers of sponge, mousse or cremeaux, a crunchy layer of some degree and normally a glaze that conceals the layers. Thanks for the blog support over the last year.
Kerry Charlesworth
chocolate orange ganache brownies lovely!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Very rich and tasty Kerry.
Keshia Esgate
Love the look of the chocolate orange ganache brownies! mmm
PatisserieMakesPerfect
They were really great.
Jo Young
The chocolate orange ganache brownies sound absolutely delicious!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Really great Jo and very customisable.
Suz Brzeski
white chocolate sponge with lemon curd filling and white chocolate frosting- it is delicious
PatisserieMakesPerfect
I’m sure that is nice, but I’ve certainly never made that 🙂
Christine Lockley
CARROT & CHOCOLATE CHIP CAKES w/ VANILLA MASCARPONE – mmm so good, they need to be shouted about!!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
A nice simple bake too.
lindsay chadburn
the choc and chestnut buche de noel, mmmm yum
PatisserieMakesPerfect
It tasted well worth the effort.
Paul
The Chocolate & Chestnut Bûche de Noël
PatisserieMakesPerfect
That one was a real bugger to make Paul!
jeniferjamie
Tough one but the carrot & chocolate chip cakes we’re my fave, delicious! 🙂 Jen xx
PatisserieMakesPerfect
These are really nice on their own as well as with the frosting.
Rosalind Sargent
I love the look of the hand raised pork pie it looks delicious
PatisserieMakesPerfect
it’s great and much easier to make than you would think.
Hannah Webster
This looks seriously amazing! I love the decoration too, definitely retro but sooo cute 🙂 x
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thanks Hannah, the remake is much better than my original effort, but I think that’s what this blog is all about. Learning and developing. x
Fiona
That cake looks amazing
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thanks Fiona.
Jodie Crossley
This one, it looks amazing!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thanks Jodie!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thank you Louise, that means so much to me. I think this is going to be a good year – famous last words. Angela x
Robwhufc
The raspberry and chocolate cake
PatisserieMakesPerfect
It’s a great entremet.
Sarahann
The carrot & choc chip cakes look delicious!!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
It’s a great William Curley recipe.
claire
hand raised pork pie for being traditional
PatisserieMakesPerfect
My only savoury recipe too Claire!
laura banks
the carrot and choc chip cakes but all cakes to me are yummy
PatisserieMakesPerfect
They’re simple to make and huge on flavour.
Vicky
This looks so yummy! I will be giving it a try
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Good Luck with the recipe Vicky, it tastes great.
mary heald
Chocolate and raspberry has to be my fave!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
It’s a great combination Mary.
Elaine Savage
LOUIS XV DESSERT is wonderful
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thanks Elaine, that was very fun to make.
Frances Heaton
Have been looking at some of your recipes, and they all look very interesting and exotic.
The Galette des Rois is my favourite, and would like to give the recipe a try.
PatisserieMakesPerfect
The pastry is so buttery, flaky and delicious. Good luck with the recipe.
ashleigh allan
I like your stolen recipe!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thanks Ashleigh, it’s a brilliant recipe.
Amelia Kennedy
The raspberry and chocolate cake looks irisistable – I may have to forget the diet and give it a go!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
A small slice wouldn’t hurt too much.
Emma Nixon
Looks very tasty
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thanks Emma.
Kelly glen
This cake looks delicious, I will be trying this out this weekend.
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Good luck Kelly. Thanks for the kind comments.
Tracy K Nixon
CARROT & CHOCOLATE CHIP CAKES w/ VANILLA MASCARPONE – this recipe is fabulous and my favourite! Happy Blogiversary!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thank you Tracy. Glad you liked the carrot & chocolate chip cakes, they were delicious.
Zest and Leisure
Love the color! I will definitely try this recipe.
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Yes the shade of red is amazing. Good Luck with the recipe!
Rebecca@ Figs and Pigs
Wowza that cake looks bloomin amazing!! Happy blog birthday looking forward to seeing your post this year. x
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thank you Rebecca! Glad you like the cake, I’m looking forward to this year on the blog. x
Claire Smith
I love your carrot and choc chip cakes they were yummy. I’m doing your madekines tommorrow, love your blog, happy birthday 🙂
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thanks Claire, I liked them too and that was a long time ago, good memory! Which madeleines are you making? The honey and vanilla ones? Thanks for the kind comments, enjoy the madeleines. x
Vicki du Plessis
Oh my…I wish you lived closer, I would definitely have to set up a cake exchange of sorts, swap samples of each other’s bakes. Chocolate is possibly my favourite flavour of anything and that looks to die for. I can imagine there were fights over who got the last slice!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
There’s still a big lump of this in the fridge Vicki, so the fights are currently postponed. A cake exchange sounds like a great idea. I love pretty much anything chocolate too. x
Hannah Hossack-Lodge
That cake looks amazing! I love chocolate and raspberry, I think I will have to attempt to make this one 🙂 Well done on making it a year, you’ve baked some extremely drool-worthy things! x
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thank you Hannah, the recipes on your blog look amazing too. THanks for commenting. x
Jaye- Cardiff in a Tea Cup
Happy blog birthday! I have to say that it’s hard to pick a favourite!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thanks Jaye, maybe if I bake something with green tea in, that’ll be your favourite. x
Jaye- Cardiff in a Tea Cup
Definitely. I think at the moment it would be the eclairs with the little flowers on as they are so cute and I love eclairs. I want to be brave and try making some!
Becki Explorer
Happy blog birthday! I love reading your blog and drooling over the amazing things you create!! It sits in my top 3 blogs to read
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Wow! Thank you so much Becki for being so kind. I’m really pleased you like the blog!
Hope you stick with me over the next year! Thanks Angela xx
Tracey Peach
Happy 1st Blog Birthday! My Favourite Recipe Has To Be This One The CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY ENTREMET It Looks Stunning!
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thanks Tracey, it is a delicous cake! Tastes even better when shared!
Tracey Peach
That’s good because I have a plate & fork ready! 🙂
Coriander Queen
Wow. Just wow. That cake is gorgeous!! Thats such a tricky question – I love love the look of the cake above, but my all time favourites are your cranberry and salted cashew florentines and your isphan macarons! Will always have a soft spot for your eclairs – one of the first posts I read and admired as a new blogger! x
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thanks Isabella, it’s wonderful to see my blog has made an impact. Those eclairs attracted a lot of people to the blog. Can it got your attention too! x
Loriley Sessions
Big congrats Angela! That cake looks amazing! Great prizes 🙂 Loriley x
PatisserieMakesPerfect
Thanks Loriley for the kind comments, it tastes so good! x