Fondant-iced pithivier

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 Fondant-iceds pithivier, you will need:

• 1 450 g Almond cream or frangipane
• 2 100 g fondant icing
• 3 40 g candied fruit
• Total weight: 590 grams

Times:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
18 min.	1 hour	40 min.	1 hour 58 min.

Step by step recipe

1	Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C). Cut a circle of cooking parchment to fit your tin or mould (this one is 8 inches/20 cm diameter). Butter the tin generously and lay the paper circle in the bottom.
2	Spread 450 g Almond cream or frangipane evenly in the tin and level the top.
3	Bake for 40 minutes.
4	Turn out while still hot (but not burning) by turning the tin upside down onto a wire rack. Remove the paper and leave to cool.
5	Melt 100 g fondant icing in a bain-marie and spread over the top of the cake.
6	For a finishing touch, decorate the top with candied fruit.

Remarks

You can vary this recipe by using a hazelnut buttercream or pistachio cream.

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