Strawberry and White Chocolate Profiterole Pile
For a royal celebration such as the King’s coronation, nothing says decadence quite like a tower of Strawberry and White Chocolate Profiteroles.
This dessert is a true showstopper, with light and airy choux pastry puffs filled with whipped cream and topped with fresh strawberries and a rich white chocolate drizzle. Whether served as a centerpiece or as a sweet treat, this stunning dessert is sure to impress.
- Also see the recipe for Raspberry Fondant Fancies
- Also see King Charles and Camilla’s Coronation Quiche
- Also see Ainsley Harriott’s Coronation Kebabs
So let’s get started and make a dessert fit for a king!
Serves 6
Prep time 30 minutes
Cook time 15 minutes
Ingredients
For the profiteroles:
150ml water
50g butter
75g plain flour, sifted
2 eggs, beaten
For the filling:
200ml double cream
1 tbsp sifted icing sugar
150g strawberries, hulled and diced
To decorate:
100g white chocolate
6 strawberries, halved
1/2tsp finely grated orange rind
Method
1. To make the profiteroles; put the butter in a pan with 150ml water, bring to the boil to melt the butter. Remove from the heat and immediately add all the flour and beat with a wooden spoon to get a smooth dough that comes easily away from the pan. Cool for 5 minutes. Preheat the oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas mark 7.
2. Vigorously beat in the eggs a little at a time until you have a thick and glossy mixture. It’s important to beat it hard to incorporate as much air as possible. Sprinkle a little water on two baking trays and use a teaspoon or piping bag to make blobs of the mixture on the trays. Bake for around 15 minutes until puffed up and golden. Remove from the oven make a small slit in the base of each and return to the oven for three more minutes. This helps release the steam and create a crisper shell. Leave to cool on a wire rack.
3. Whip the cream with the icing sugar to soft peaks and stir in the chopped strawberries. Cut the tops from the profiteroles and fill each with the cream mix then return the tops and pile up on a serving platter.
4. Melt the chocolate in the microwave or in a heat-proof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Dip the halved strawberries in the chocolate and leave to set on greaseproof paper. Drizzle the remaining chocolate over the profiteroles then decorate with the chocolate strawberries.
Top tip: You can make the profiteroles and store them in an airtight container for a couple of days but once filled they should be served within two hours otherwise they go very soggy!
