Pastry Cream

Recipe Details:

Skill Level: Intermediate

Flavor: Vanilla

Categories: Individual Elements, Seasonal

Yield & Time:

Servings / Yield: Fits as an insert in a 16 cm diameter cake

Total Active Working Time: 20 minutes
Approximate hands-on time only. Excludes weighing ingredients, baking, cooling, freezing, resting and assembly time, as well as the time required to prepare chocolate decorations.

This vanilla pastry cream is smooth, rich, and stable, with a super creamy texture. The addition of gelatin provides structure, and the whipped-in cream ensures a smooth consistency that stays stable after freezing and thawing, making it ideal as a filling or insert in layered cakes and entremets.

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Variation Options:

  • I do not recommend altering this recipe.

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  • 1.5 gelatin sheets (1 sheet = 1.75 g, bloom value 240)
  • 2 vanilla bean pods
  • 250 ml whole milk 
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