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Intermediate: Chocolat

September 22, 2010

Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate.

Lesson 6: Opera

Joconde sponge cake with layers of ganache and coffee buttercream.

Lesson 7: Bavarois aux Trois Chocolats

A lady finger base topped with three types of chocolate Bavarian cream and a cocoa glaze.

Lesson 8: Chocolat au Lait

Muscadines are milk chocolates flavored with praline, vanilla, and cream then covered with powdered sugar.  Pralines are milk chocolate mixed with praline.

Lesson 9: Chocolat Noir

Truffles filled with ganache.  Chocolats Cafes filled with almond paste and walnuts.

Filed Under: le cordon bleu, paris, thoughts Tagged With: chocolate, intermediate, le cordon bleu, paris

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Comments

  1. Belle says

    September 23, 2010 at 12:04 am

    love ur photos <3

    Reply
  2. babycakes says

    September 23, 2010 at 9:51 am

    wow…. i died. chocolate overdose. these look SO DELICIOUS. i loovve truffles n ganache.

    Reply
  3. Kathy says

    September 23, 2010 at 3:44 pm

    Wow -amazing!

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  4. Juan says

    September 23, 2010 at 5:05 pm

    The opera looks amazing!!!! Just one question. What exactly is a lady finger?

    Reply
  5. Lisa says

    September 28, 2010 at 9:52 pm

    I can’t believe you made these. You could open up your own chocolate shop.

    Reply
  6. A Little Yumminess says

    September 29, 2010 at 5:55 am

    Oh my goodness…I think I gained weight just looking at these!

    Reply
  7. chocoparis says

    September 30, 2010 at 6:57 pm

    Gorgeous photos! These chocolates and desserts look absolutely exquisite!

    Reply
  8. Food Lover Kathy says

    October 1, 2010 at 9:44 am

    Your chocolates look amazing. Ahh, brings back memories. Is Chef D (Deguinet)still the intermediate chef?

    Reply
    • Jessica says

      October 3, 2010 at 10:43 pm

      He’s now head of superior!

      Reply
  9. StephKim says

    October 3, 2010 at 5:40 am

    jess!!! looks SO good 😀 wow a pro for sure!
    anyways just wanted to stop by and say that im gonna be using one of your recipes/ideas for a small get together yay! 🙂 miss you lots <3

    Reply
  10. Anna says

    October 7, 2010 at 3:07 am

    I saw the Opera cakes in the Winter Garden! hehe I thought it was superior students. Great blog! Maybe we have passed by each other before 🙂

    Reply
  11. Julie says

    October 10, 2010 at 5:07 am

    these look amazing…wow.

    Reply
  12. hungry dog says

    October 19, 2010 at 5:07 pm

    I am so behind with your blog and look at everything you’ve done! These confections are absolutely beautiful. And delicious, I’m sure!

    Reply

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