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Baked Cocoa Zeppole with Vanilla Cream and Maraschino Cherries

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Baked Cocoa Zeppole (Italian Cream Puffs)

Category: Desserts
Serves: 4
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

Ingredient Quantity
Unsweetened cocoa powder 25g
All-purpose flour (00 flour) 125g
Water 175g
Butter (cut into pieces) 70g
Eggs 105g
Egg yolks 15g
Sugar 20g
Pinch of salt 1 pinch
Orange zest 1
Heavy whipping cream 250g
Powdered sugar 70g
Vanilla bean ½
Maraschino cherries (or cherries in spirits) 4

Directions

Step 1: Prepare the Cocoa Choux Pastry
  1. Start the choux pastry: In a saucepan, combine the water, butter, sugar, and orange zest. Heat on low until the mixture just begins to boil. Keep an eye on it and stir occasionally to ensure it doesn’t burn.

  2. Sift dry ingredients: While the mixture is heating, sift the all-purpose flour and cocoa powder into a bowl. This ensures the cocoa blends smoothly into the dough without clumps.

  3. Combine: Once the butter-water mixture reaches a boil, remove it from the heat. Gradually add the sifted flour-cocoa mixture to the pot. Stir vigorously with a wooden spoon until the mixture absorbs all the dry ingr

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