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Fondant-iced pithivier

The classic French pithivier is a traditional dessert, rather like the Epiphany galette: puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée) filled with almond cream. But there is also an iced cake version called a "pithivier fondant": moist, very simple, and without the puff pastry. Here's how to make it.

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Last modified on: March 2^nd 2022

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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

Change these quantities to make: 2 Fondant-iceds pithivier 4 Fondant-iceds pithivier 8 Fondant-iceds pithivier 12 Fondant-iceds pithivier

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Time required for this recipe:

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

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 3 min.

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.

Stage 2 - 3 min.

Spread 450 g Almond cream or frangipane evenly in the tin and level the top.

Stage 3 - 40 min.

Bake for 40 minutes.

Stage 4 - 1 hour

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.

Stage 5 - 10 min.

Melt 100 g fondant icing in a bain-marie and spread over the top of the cake.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

For a finishing touch, decorate the top with candied fruit.

Remarks

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

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
732 Kcal or 3,065 Kj	45 gr	318 gr	185 gr
37 %	17 %	30 %	28 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
124 Kcal or 519 Kj	8 gr	54 gr	31 gr
6 %	3 %	5 %	5 %

Per piece
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
183 Kcal or 766 Kj	11 gr	79 gr	46 gr
9 %	4 %	7 %	7 %

% 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: Milk, Nuts, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 4 Fondant-iceds pithivier : 4.64 €
Per Fondant-iced pithivier : 1.16 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Almond cream or frangipane: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tarte Bourdaloue, Apple amandine tarts from Brélès, Pear tart with almond cream, Apple-almond shortbread tart, Plum tart, ... All
	Fondant icing: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chinois, Chocolate eclairs, Arizona cupcakes, ... All
	Candied fruit: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Provençal colombier for Pentecost, Hazelnut and orange cake, Sicilian Epiphany Pie, Panettone, ... All

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