Thaw the puff pastry in the fridge overnight, until pliable but still cold.
Refrigerator
💡Work with store-bought dough while it's cold: warm puff pastry gets sticky and won't puff in the oven, and phyllo sheets dry out fast, so keep the waiting sheets covered with a damp towel.
For the Cream Filling
2
Whip the cold cream on medium speed, until it starts to thicken.
⚙ WhippingBowlHand mixerorStand mixer
💡Cold cream whips quickly and holds firm: warm cream won't hold air. Stop when the peaks are firm, before it turns grainy.
💡Whip cream very cold, in a chilled bowl with chilled beaters, and stop when it holds firm: overwhipping turns it grainy and buttery.
3
Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and keep whipping on high speed to firm peaks.
Hand mixerorStand mixer
To assemble
4
Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F) and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
5
Cut the pastry into three equal layers and place them on the baking sheet.
KnifeBaking sheet
6
Bake 15–18 minutes, until the layers are browned and crisp.
⚙ BakingOvenBaking sheet
💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
7
Let the pastry layers cool.
Cooling rack
8
Assemble: a layer of pastry, a layer of cream, a layer of pastry, a layer of cream and a layer of pastry on top.
Offset spatula
💡Assemble only with completely cold cream and cooled layers: warm cream softens the puff pastry, and it loses its crispness.
9
Pour the chocolate over the top pastry layer and smooth it.
Offset spatula
10
Chill 1 hour before cutting.
Refrigerator
💡Chilling sets the cream: a cake that has chilled long enough cuts with a serrated knife without the cream squeezing out the sides.
474calories
4 gprotein
31 gcarbs
35 gfat
● protein 4%● carbs 27%● fat 69%
Per serving (129 g), of 8 servings
For the Wrapping Dough · For the Cream Filling · To assemble ·
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Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Refrigerator· Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
Baking sheet· Also works: Baking pan (None) · Disposable pan (None)
Cooling rack· Also works: Oven rack (Oven rack)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Plate (Bottom sweats and softens)
Offset spatula· Also works: Spreading knife (Spreading knife) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (Back of a spoon)
Knife· Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Hand mixer or Stand mixer· one of them
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