Choux à la Crème et Cygnes

Cream-Filled Choux Pastries and Swans

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Preparation info
  • 1 dozen pieces

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Pâtisserie & Baking Foundations

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2012

  • About

The Choux à la Crème et Cygnes is an intricate and delicate pastry. The preparation is designed to resemble a swan, and the name literally translates from French to “choux swans and cream.” The swans are made by piping shapes of choux pastry, with larger teardrops for the body, and delicate “S” shapes for the neck and head. This delicious pastry is truly fit for royalty, as the swan has long been a favorite meal of English monarchs. Since the time of Elizabeth II, all the swans in England h