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Santa Claus Dome Cakes Recipe

Santa Claus Dome Cakes

Delight in this Santa Claus Dome Cakes Recipe, perfect for festive celebrations and guaranteed to impress your guests.
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chilling Time 13 hours
Total Time 13 hours 45 minutes
Servings: 6 cakes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: French, Holiday
Calories: 450

Ingredients
  

Mousse Base
  • 300 ml heavy cream cold
  • 250 ml whole milk
  • 1 vanilla bean or 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 80 g granulated sugar
  • 6 g powdered gelatin about 2 tsp + 30 ml cold water
  • 6-8 fresh strawberries small, stem removed
Sablé Cookie Base
  • 120 g unsalted butter room temperature
  • 80 g powdered sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 200 g all-purpose flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
Mirror Glaze
  • 150 g sugar
  • 150 g glucose syrup
  • 75 ml water
  • 100 g sweetened condensed milk
  • 150 g white chocolate finely chopped
  • 10 g powdered gelatin + 60 ml water
  • red gel food coloring
  • 100 g white chocolate for the ring and ball

Equipment

  • Saucepan
  • mixing bowls
  • Silicone Dome Molds
  • Baking sheets
  • Immersion Blender
  • wire rack
  • Parchment paper

Method
 

Mousse Preparation
  1. Combine 6 g powdered gelatin with 30 ml cold water in a small bowl and let it sit for 10 minutes until fully bloomed.
  2. In a saucepan over medium heat, warm the whole milk with either a split vanilla bean or vanilla extract, then remove from heat.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg yolks and granulated sugar until pale and thickened.
  4. Gradually whisk the warm vanilla milk into the egg yolk mixture, then transfer back to the saucepan. Cook gently over low heat, stirring continuously until thickened to 82°C (180°F).
  5. Remove from heat, stir in bloomed gelatin until completely dissolved, and cool to room temperature.
  6. Whip the cold heavy cream to soft peaks and gently fold into the cooled custard until smooth.
  7. Spoon a layer of mousse into silicone dome molds, press a whole strawberry into each center, and cover with more mousse. Smooth the surface and freeze overnight.
Sablé Cookie Preparation
  1. Cream together the butter and powdered sugar until smooth. Add egg yolk and vanilla extract, then mix in flour and salt until a dough forms.
  2. Roll the dough to 4 mm thickness between parchment and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  3. Cut dough rounds slightly larger than the dome molds, place on lined baking sheets, and bake at 170°C (340°F) for 12-14 minutes until lightly golden. Let cool on a wire rack.
Mirror Glaze Preparation
  1. Combine 10 g powdered gelatin with 60 ml water and let it bloom for 10 minutes.
  2. In a saucepan, bring sugar, glucose syrup, and water to a boil until it reaches 103°C (217°F).
  3. Remove from heat, stir in sweetened condensed milk and bloomed gelatin until dissolved. Pour over chopped white chocolate and let rest for 1 minute.
  4. Use an immersion blender to mix the glaze until smooth, add red gel food coloring until desired color is achieved, and cool to 32-35°C (90-95°F).
  5. Remove mousse domes from molds and place on a rack. Pour cooled red mirror glaze over each dome and allow to firm.
  6. Melt and temper 100 g of white chocolate; pipe or mold decorative rings and balls for decoration.
  7. Place each glazed mousse dome onto a sablé cookie base, top with white chocolate decorations, and serve chilled.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cakeCalories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 6gFat: 28g

Notes

This professional-quality Santa Claus Dome Cakes Recipe relies on precise timing and temperature control to achieve restaurant-standard results consistently. Let the finished dish rest for optimal texture and flavor development before serving.

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