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Orange and praline croquembouche with cardamom caramel
26 ingredients
30 min
Serves 16-20
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This towering pile of choux pastry is much simpler to create than it seems. Most of it can be prepared in advance and assembled on the day.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
920
Calories
29g
Protein
27g
Fat
137g
Carbs
Counts 10 of 13 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Orange | 1 medium (131g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Icing | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Hazelnut | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 350g/12oz flaked almonds
- 500g/1lb 2oz white fondant icing
- 320ml/11fl oz liquid glucose
- 40g/1½oz unsalted butter
- 300ml/10fl oz water
- 240ml/8½fl oz full-fat milk
- 225g/8oz unsalted butter
- 4 tbsp sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tsp salt
- 330g/11½oz plain flour
- 8 free-range eggs
- 1 free-range egg yolk
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 vanilla pod
- 900ml/1 pint 12fl oz full-fat milk
- 225g/8oz sugar
- 12 free-range eggs
- 60g/2¼oz cornflour
- 115g/4oz blanched almonds
- 115g/4oz hazelnuts
- 225g/8oz granulated sugar
- 4 tbsp water
- 500g/1lb 2oz granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 125ml/4fl oz water
- and white sugar crystals orange
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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