Since Christmas, I had been busy with cleaning and cooking, getting ready for Shogatsu (New Year Celebration). Of course, before that, I got a little busy with Christmas celebration. Although, we don't really make that a big celebration, we still managed to bake a cake and roast ducks. :p
The preparation for the cake was rather tedious...since I decided to make Mont Blanc. A chestnut cream cake which I absolutely love while staying in Kobe, Japan. I had been craving for this cake for a while no. Where I am at now, there is no way for me to even buy Mont Blanc. That is what I get for staying in a small town....hahaha!!!
Anyway, I finally made my husband to look up the recipe for maron cream so that I can make it myself. I attempted making it before Christmas, just so, I can experiment with it a little. The cream didn't turn out the way I like, or I should say it didn't turn out the way it was sold in cake shops in Kobe. Hahaha.....
But for the second try, which was the one I made for Christmas, it actually turned out quite well. I wouldn't go as far as saying that it was like the ones I had in Kobe, but it was close enough to satisfy my cravings for a while....hehehe!!!
With maron cream at hand, I baked genoise (sponge cake), whipped up some cream and sweetened a few chestnuts, and I was ready to dress my cake.
Here is the end result:
