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Diplomat cream

Diplomat cream or "crème Madame" (a much prettier name) is one of many creams in French pâtisserie based on confectioner's custard. The classic confectioner's custard (crème pâtissière, or french pastry cream) has gelatin added while hot, then whipped cream is folded in when cold.

This gives a very light, velvety mixture, halfway between custard and Chantilly.

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Last modified on: October 30^th 2019

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For 600 g, you will need:

1 2 sheets gelatin
2 350 g Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream)
3 30 g butter
4 200 g Chantilly cream
Total weight: 584 grams

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Resting	Start to finish
42 min.	1 hour 5 min.	1 hour 47 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Soak 2 sheets gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes to soften.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

Prepare 350 g Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream) and at the end, when taken off the heat, add 30 g butter cut into small pieces. Mix well to incorporate.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Then add the drained and dried gelatin...

Stage 4 - 1 min.

...and mix thoroughly.

Stage 5 - 1 hour

Cover with plastic film in contact with the surface of the custard to prevent it forming a skin.

Stand the pan in cold water to speed up cooling.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Meanwhile, prepare 200 g Chantilly cream and keep cold.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Once the confectioner's custard has cooled to room temperature, remove the plastic film and whisk vigorously to loosen it.

Fold in the whipped cream gently with a soft spatula.

Stage 8

Your diplomat cream is ready.

Remarks

Just like the basic confectioner's custard, you can vary diplomat cream to suit your own taste: lemon, apple, pistachio, chocolate, etc.

In many recipes, the original confectioner's custard can be replaced with diplomat cream, for a better, lighter result. But do be warned: it will not survive being recooked.

Keeping

Should be used the same day.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
2,202 Kcal or 9,219 Kj	182 gr	565 gr	369 gr
110 %	70 %	53 %	56 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
377 Kcal or 1,578 Kj	31 gr	97 gr	63 gr
19 %	12 %	9 %	10 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Egg, Milk

How much will it cost?

For 600 g : 3.76 $

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Confectioner's custard (Crème pâtissière, or French pastry cream): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pear and lime meringue pie, Saint Honoré cake, Yvetot Douillons, Millefeuille, Pistachio cream, ... All
	Chantilly cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pavlova, Bavaroise cream, Individual charlottes with morello cherries, Coupe Augustin, Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, ... All
	Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Crispy rolls with chicken and leek, Beurre d'escargot, Hamburger buns, Chocolate cereal bars, Kugelhof for Nanou, ... All
	Gelatin: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fruit crémeux, Individual charlottes with morello cherries, St Tropez tart, Two-coloured chocolate-orange tart, Thin tomato jelly and avocado tart, ... All

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