Assembling a Croquembouche

[mlp2070]

this is definitely NOT THE RIGHT WAY!

[ThePinkHeel]

Hem... people... there is NO need for toothpicks! I do it with no cone or toothpicks and it holds. Just use a cone if you're going to carry it.

Hahaha! Toothpicks in a Croque en bouche!

[yamhera]

Whoa.. not good!

[Razlazl666]

what a joke...

[MsCakerat]

I would probably put the puffs on first then drizzle chocolate or paint chocolate on, so it wouldn't be as messy. This video gave me a good idea as to how it can be assembled though. Good starting point.

[travisbavisss]

This is a joke right? Why were the ones she just put on were way messier than the ones that were already on there? haha

[katrulez1000]

It looks horrible!

[SuperBecful]

errrrrt!



[EmilyStory]

why bother with the toothpicks? why not just make the caramelized sugar and use that as some kind of glue.. either that or chocolate. I would never serve a croquembouche with toothpicks sticking out of it.

two words, law suit. 

[danasy87]

... right now I am imagining how the heck it will look like if the cake is eaten? Toothpicks all over the place ... I want to make a croque en bouche in the near future and learned through this vid how not to make it. You can see every trace of her fingers on that cake. Looks like Hedgehog-cake. The difference between the prepared bottom of the cake and her attempts is nice though.

And I will definetely wear all my tassels while cooking and baking...

[flipfloppery]

I'm no culinary master... but is a croquembouche supposed to look like a conical turd?

[notsogodlike]

I think it might be easier to push the toothpicks in first and THEN attach the cream puffs.

[iwatcher69]

I disagree, your version looks very messy. I'd stick with the traditional way.

That looks like crap!!!!

[zeitgeistry]

Holy smoke...she's the "editor-in-chief" for Epicurious????! Uhm....no comment there but the least you could do is quickly clean your messy fingers while appearing on a video like this. And what's up with all the toothpicks sticking out?!!! What's on earth - No thanks! I've never seen anyone who actually uses a toothpicks to assemble a croquembouche! Such a bad idea!

[Taxminia0311]

she should've learn how to assemble her brain including the cells that pertain to her brain..loloo that is one nasty crap-embouche

[Taxminia0311]

she should've learn how to assemble her brain including the cells that pertain to her brain..loloo

[smoochiezmwaz]

um..............no comment

[fairmaiden0101]

Hers is a completes nasty looking mess, yet the one behind her is nice! So who is the real cook...the one that does all the final products in her videos because it for damn sure is not her.

[mrswhatswiththat]

This woman is an idiot! TOOTHPICKS!?!?! Look at how she mutilates the puff to put the toothpick in. The good thing about doing it this way she says?!?!?! There is one?!?

[cardcaptorzlove]

it is so obvious that someone else had been doing it before she took over. im sorry, but you ruined the whole thing =(

[palebluedot]

...

did she learn how to assemble a croquembouche from sandra lee or something?

good god.

editor in chief of epicurious my ass.

[JensImpulsive]

@lippychicxxx Yeah but that's not a traditional croquembouche... Crème pâtissière is nothing like Whipped cream :p Although your recipe is probably easier to prepare... But this video really isn't a very good recipe, as I said you need to use caramel (for the assembling and draping with caramel threads) and you shouldn't do it as messy as she does it :D

Of course if you like whipped cream and baileys more, suit yourself :)

[AnaVsSandra]

wtf..

damn it's a rape nothing more...

damn

[spongebob2789]

holy shit is a chef de partit saw this he's probably kill himself

[MYVJ357]

...UGH.

This guy's version is 100x better!

watch?v=ZrIanD5pi9E&feature=re­lated

[thespinningjenny]

lol it's almost a parody... what a joke

[Lily161]

god it's really ugly, she has chocolate all over her fingers and never make choux the day before, it's not tasting really good.

She should take cooking lessons

[8ballasnow]

troll.

[JensImpulsive]

This is not a real croquembouche...

[ladyraven30]

how's it done? have you seen a video that shows?

[JensImpulsive]

@ladyraven30 In a real one they use caramel instead of chocolate to assemble it. The most difficult part though is making the perfect crème pâtissière to fill them.

Normally they also make thin "caramel threads" to drape around the croquembouche afterwards.

I don't know if there is a perfect video out there, probably it is :p

[MonkeyDudeSF]

This is *horrific*. This would never fly in any restaurant, and if you served this in your home, I can pretty much guranatee your guests will be laughing (& choking on toothpicks) behind your back.

Total disaster. Why even post this? (Perhaps as an example of what NOT to do!)

[denbocasan]

who's the idiot who made this idiot did this idiot clip!

[SkoolOfLanadin]

oh wow...toothpicks? that looks terrible! I would never serve that mess to dinner guests!

[Kittigami]

oooh...that croquembouche looks awfully dangerous....and soggy...

[manchita987]

look how she pushes the toothpicks!!! hahahaha

[manchita987]

hahahahahahaha OMG it looks horribly messy!! and the tooothpicks!!!! hahahaha...Obviously she didnt make the other croquembouche....

[sww1979]

more like crap-embouche

[PickleFritter]

Haha, good one!

[viewermpas]

OMG Lady , what are u doing there , it looks like a small child making a mess ...... Question ,Are u a professional or just trying to post a video ? ..... Don't quit your day job cus u suck at making Croquembouche ......... you should be ashamed of your self for even posting !!

[farahnowais]

mmm.. i dont think i would ever touch that let alone putting it in my mouth..

[splitza]

it looks messy and kinda unprofessional..

[tysa888]

Crap...

A croquembouche, that we call more often "pièce montée" is always assembled with caramel and usually decarated.

It would have been funny to see the "mitron" assembling it right from the first chou and making a mess.

Anyway, this is a cake for special coccasions (wedding, baptisms...) and a professionnal job.

This video is useless.

[dantube420]

that, my dear, is not how one assembles ones croquembouche.

[lashbear]

The best part is you can film people eating it and submit it to "Funniest Home Videos" when someone gets a toothpick through the roof of their mouth !!

BTW: I had a Croquembouche as a 21st birthday cake in Australia in December [ Year not disclosed ;) ] - Temperatures over 90 degrees that day and it didn't melt.

[meechellekimms]

wtf?

ofcourse caramel would melt, but chocolate melts more than caramel would ..and the reason why the french use caramel is because it acts as a glue, so you wont need any toothpick or a stinkin cone

[oliverkhoo]

both looks f... different

[melissitu]

What a f...mess, she has to be ashame of her lack of knowledge.

Simply ridiculous !!!!!!!!

[agnesali]

omg the comments are the best part of this vid lmao

[dank4205]

LOL i love 1:09, she looks at the perfect one and is like...uhhhh am i doing this right?

[jonesgerard]

Shameless thieves, so typical of food writers, they have no qualms about stealing someone elses work and trying to pass it off as their own.

The ultimate wannabe's.

I am heartened by the fact that non pro's are not fooled.

Please look at savoy catering video, i have a couple of examples of croq's done by me around the 2.5 minute mark.

[ConcertoInEminor]

What the hell is she doing to that poor cake???!!!

[jax121467]

This has to be a goof.

The cardboard cone is a joke.

No apron to be found on this..eh...woman.

Toothpicks sticking out all over the place.

The chocolate is WAY too runny and should have been refrigerated first.

Put some fucking gloves on when your touchng food.

This is an ugly, dripping disgusting mess.

[xdevilxbabex2003]

This isnt a serious video right?? Im no where near proffesional, and i dont think a croquembouche should be attempted by an ameture . . otherwise youll get results like hers lol! this really is the most ghastly thing ive EVER seen. talk about all the simple hygene steps she forgot to take. she defonately didnt make this, just added the last few pieces, and killed whos ever elses 'creation' it was. lol

[jganno]

someone else did the first 3/4 of this, what a joke

[BigMacHomieG]

pie

[tchervenkov]

I dont like that she leaves the cone inside the croquembouche. And caramel is better than chocolate :P

[travisbavisss]

haha wtf? i think she might of skipped a step....like putting the cream puffs in the fridge after she dipped it in chocolate to let the choco harden? haha.

[Flirri]

I so needed a good laugh this morning. I can't wait to look at the rest of the videos.

It's really too bad that mainstream culinary media thinks we need retarded instruction from inept hosts. What does it take to be editor at epi anyway?

[martisbvk]

Apparently large tits.

[watchurmouthyoungman]

AH HAHAHA!! i love how the one next to her is so neat and clean... but from where she started on the second one, its all jacked up and hideous.

[NCanonXT]

This HAS to be a parody. It's like a SNL skit. Talk about a hot mess of toothpicks and smushed up balls of chocolate... Looks like someone bushed on her croque.

[Pariscafelife]

Sorry, I don't find the tootpicks sticking out all over very attractive. Plus, the paper cone underneath doesn't do much for me. I can only imagine the carnage, after people start picking at it. A bunch of porcupine quills and a megaphone.

[owenandcam]

Her fingers looked disgusting against the chocolate.Really a disturbing video.

[jonesgerard]

type savoy catering in the search box, I have a couple of pics of croques I've done.

I don't use a cone inside, just free form assembled.

[noyouinme]

This was the first time I might actually be disgusted by chocolate.

[HilsHeavenScents]

Whoever made the other Croquembouche should have demonstrated this, she made a horrible mess of it.

[vero69vic]

I mean I love chocolate but that looked like a triangle of hot garbage

[mandscat]

looks a mess

[soflippincoolness20]

Sorry, but she's a slob.

[backupimcrazy]

She needs a good beating for this mess she made...horrible!

[meggiemeg86]

I thought croquembuche had caramel over them.

[n7cav]

Video should be named: How to make an attempt at something that insults a croquembuche.

[steelcheetah]

the cone she's making looking like shit

[MartyBru06]

lol i agree

looks delicious though

[meggiemeg86]

Yeah, she's smearing the chocolate all over.