Pear and chocolate pithivier

Making
10min
Cooking
35min
People
4
Making : 10 minutes
Cooking : 35 minutes
4 persons

Ingredient



For the Thermomix King's Cake :

125g almond powder
100g granulated sugar
100g butter
100g dark chocolate for baking
2 puff pastry sheets
2 eggs
1 pear
For the filling of the Thermomix King's Cake :

1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon milk
Chocolate chips

Discover the recipe for a fragrant Epiphany cake with pear and chocolate, the Thermomix King's Cake :

Temperature
240°C
Preheat the oven to 240°C.Step 1/18
Total
00:07
Speed
8
Put the chocolate pieces in the bowl of the Thermomix and blend for 7 seconds on speed 8 to reduce it to powder.Step 2/18
Total
3:00
Temperature
80°C
Speed
2
Add the butter and cook for 3 minutes at 80°C on speed 2.Step 3/18
Total
00:45
Speed
4
Add the granulated sugar, almond powder, and 2 eggs, then set for 45 seconds on speed 4.Step 4/18
Roll out the first puff pastry sheet on a sheet of parchment paper.Step 5/18
Using a brush, moisten the edge of the pastry with water over a width of about 1 centimeter.Step 6/18
Pour the filling in the middle of the pastry.Step 7/18
Spread it out and leave a 1 centimeter border of pastry.Step 8/18
Peel the pear and cut it into thin slices.Step 9/18
Place each of the slices on the spread-out filling.Step 10/18
Don't forget to insert the fève (ceramic charm).Step 11/18
Place the second puff pastry sheet on top.Step 12/18
Press around the edges of the pastry and lightly roll the edges.Step 13/18
Using a knife, make V-shaped incisions on the edge and on the puff pastry.Step 14/18
Mix the egg yolk and milk in a bowl.Step 15/18
Brush the cake with this mixture.Step 16/18
Total
30:00
Temperature
180°C
Reduce the oven temperature to 180°C and bake for 30 minutes.Step 17/18
After removing from the oven, sprinkle the cake with chocolate chips.Step 18/18
Enjoy this Thermomix classical pithivier. Yum ;)