Saint Honoré

Origin: Madrid, Spain

Source: Anonymous, 1921

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Prepare a round sponge cake and place it on a round serving platter.
  2. Cover the cake with cream or jam.
  3. Prepare small choux pastries from the previous recipe, making them golden-brown.
  4. Arrange these petit choux around the cake in stacked concentric rings, building them up line upon line to form a checkerboard pattern (juego de damas).
  5. Garnish the final layer with candied fruits.

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