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| My patisserie challenge, charlotte aux framboises |
I admit it has been a while, but
welcome back to my patisserie challenge. My plan at the beginning of the year
was to enjoy eating something different from our village boulangerie every Sunday and although Bernadette is still busy
baking I have been a little slack in my eating, but I have a few reasons; firstly
as it is only a small boulangerie there
isn’t always something new for me to try and also we have quite an excess of
eggs and fruit during the summer so I have been busy baking my own cakes, which
once made need to be eaten. Imagine my excitement when I popped in today and not
only found something I had yet to try, but something so very beautiful too.
The patisserie in the spotlight
today is the Charlotte aux Framboises
and I have to say raspberries are one of my favourite fruits (that I’m still
picking even now from the potager) so I couldn’t wait to tuck in. The outer sugar
coating on the sponge fingers was crisp and crunchy, compared to the moist
sponge inside that was infused with raspberry syrup. Contained within the
spongy casing was a delicate pink raspberry mouse, with added whole raspberries
that was light, creamy and delicious and topped off with a pile of fresh
raspberries in a shining glaze. A perfect portion of raspberry perfection.
Just for a minute I was a little
girl once more, a pink-loving princess who had her cake and ate it. It was the perfect
distraction in the middle of a busy Monday where tasks completed include a school run
before sunrise, stripping the beds, entertaining sixteen 11 year olds while
encouraging them to speak English, recycling, soup making, tomato roasting, dog
walking and not forgetting the quarterly accounts with TVA return. Happy days.
Here are my previous patisserie challenge posts, in case you missed them:
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