Courtesan au Chocolat

Chocolate Pastry Cream

• 8 oz dark chocolate chips
  o 8 oz dark chocolate bars, broken into pieces
• 1 vanilla bean
• 16 oz whole milk
• 2 large eggs
• 2 egg yolks, from large eggs
• 2 oz sugar
• 1 ½ oz all-purpose flour
• 2 tbsp corn starch
• 1 oz unsalted butter

Pâte à choux

• 11 oz water
• 6 oz unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 4 tsp sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 9 oz all-purpose flour
• 6 large eggs, divided

Glaze Icing

• 10 oz confectioners sugar
• 2 oz whole milk
• 1 - 2 drops food coloring, pink
• 1 - 2 drops food coloring, purple
• 1 - 2 drops food coloring, green

Buttercream

• 4 oz confectioners sugar
• 2 oz unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 - 2 drops food coloring, blue

Assembly

• 1 oz cocoa beans (15 beans)