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King cake with chocolate and pears
A decadent king cake with chocolate almond cream topped with fresh or canned pears. Perfect for Epiphany or any festive occasion.
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Critical Success Points
- • Prepare the pastry discs (roll out and keep refrigerated)
- • Make the chocolate almond cream (achieve a homogeneous texture)
- • Assemble the galette (properly seal the edges)
- • Baking (exact temperature and time)
Safety Warnings
- • Handle melted chocolate carefully: it can reach 50 °C.
- • Wear kitchen gloves when handling the hot oven.
- • The raw egg used for glazing must be fully cooked during baking.
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