Christmas Decorations
Christmas Decorations — a Dawn Foods recipe in 4 components. Uses Dawn Decorgel Plus White Glaze 3 kg.
- baking temperature (base, static oven)
- 180 °C
- baking temperature (base, fan oven)
- 160 °C
- baking time (base)
- 12-15 min
- water temperature (bavaroise)
- 25 °C
- glaze heating temperature
- 35 °C
Ingredients
Base
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Short Crust Base | 750 g |
| Butter | 300 g |
| Water | 50 g |
Inner filling
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dawn Delifruit Classic Pear | 300 g |
Champagne bavaroise
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dawn Exceptional® Fond Neutral | 220 g |
| Water (25°C) | 220 g |
| Dawn Exceptional® Compound Marc de Champagne | 90 g |
| Unsweetened whipped cream | 1100 g |
Finishing
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dawn Decorgel Plus White Glaze 3 kg | 500 g |
Method
- Base
Mix all the ingredients briefly until a workable dough forms. Leave to cool.
- Base
Mix again and add more water if necessary.
- Base
Roll out to a thickness of 3 mm, then cut out with an 8 cm diameter fluted cutter.
- Base
Bake at 180°C in a static oven (160°C in a fan oven) for 12–15 minutes.
- Inner filling
Press the Dawn Delifruit Classic Pear filling into a 3 cm diameter truffle mould, or make portions of about 15 g, then freeze.
- Champagne bavaroise
Mix the Dawn Exceptional® Fond Neutral with the water, then add the Dawn Exceptional® Compound Marc de Champagne.
- Champagne bavaroise
Fold in the whipped cream in two portions.
- Champagne bavaroise
Pipe 80 g of bavaroise into 7 cm diameter hemisphere moulds.
- Champagne bavaroise
Press the frozen Dawn Delifruit Classic Pear inserts into the bavaroise and smooth the surface.
- Champagne bavaroise
Chill, then freeze.
Assembly: Warm the Dawn Decorgel Plus White to 35°C.
Assembly: Pour a layer over the hemisphere-shaped cakes, then place them on the shortcrust bases.
Assembly: Decorate as desired.
Dawn Foods recipe. Quantities and method as published by the manufacturer for its customers; test the formula under your own conditions before production.