30 Entremet Cake Recipes to Make Your Mouth Drool
Do you have a sweet tooth and crave desserts throughout your day? Well, spicy food is good, but the comfort of eating a good chocolate dessert can’t be replaced by anything else.
An Entremet is a cake with distinctive layers of ganache and fillings. You can carefully see each layer and savor its taste. It comes in various textures and is different from a normal cake.
Entremet cake recipes are a savior for people who like desserts. It gives a combination of flavors in your mouth. Hence, experiencing the blend of the right flavors paired with a good topping. All the recipes listed below are great recipes to start your Entremet journey.
1. Caramel and Coffee Entremet
What possibly can go wrong with caramel and coffee? There are several steps to prepare this entremet. It’s a delightful dish prepared by assembling multiple layers.
Prepare your coffee custard, caramel glaze, caramel biscuit, and double chocolate mousse. Assemble all the ingredients together and then once the caramel and coffee entremet is ready, glaze the dessert.
Add in your favorite chocolate decor and refrigerate it before serving. This beautiful-looking entremet tastes and looks gorgeous.
2. Strawberries, Yogurt and Mascarpone Mini Entremets
If a big entremet is too much for you, then these minis will be your personal favorite. You can make them in large batches and use them as presents. A strawberry cake paired with yogurt and mascarpone elements is surely going to turn out amazing.
The elements of this recipe include a lime biscuit, yogurt chantilly, strawberries jelly, strawberry mousse, mascarpone and vanilla chantilly, and an elegant mirror red glaze.
After assembling all the layers, refrigerate it for some time and pour the glaze at the time of serving. Relish this delicacy with strawberries.
3. Honey and Passion Fruit Entremet
A dome which looks like a dream come true is this honey and passion fruit entremet. It has a lovely yellow color with subtle decorations and a shiny glaze. The blend of honey and passion fruit brings out the best of flavors.
The several layers in the entremet include gluten-free honey and almond madeleine, passion fruit and almond praline, pineapple cremeux, and passion fruit glaze. Assemble all the layers.
Make sure the glaze has a shiny appearance and covers the entremet well. Decorate it with butterflies and rings to create a magical experience.
4. Coconut Passion Fruit Entremet
Have you ever opted for a cake or entremet with coconut filling or base? If not, now’s the time. A true coconut lover should give a shot to this beautiful coconut passion fruit entremet.
It has a nice orange mirror glaze prepared from condensed milk. The other layers include coconut dacquoise, coconut mousse, coconut croustillant, lime-infused white chocolate ganache, and passion fruit cremeux.
The layers can be seen with every bite you take. It requires a little more effort, but all the work is worth the taste.
5. Milk Peach Entremet Cake
One of the classic entremet cake recipes involving a nice milk layer with peach fillings. If you like this occasional fruit, then you should try it out. A pleasant pear cake recipe is all you need this season.
The base layer is of an almond sponge cake with honey mousse, peach coulis, panna cotta, and a white chocolate glaze prepared from white chocolate and condensed milk. The top is glazed with this shiny white chocolate mixture.
You can add your choice of decoration. Peach slices can also give an elegant effect on a white base.
6. Berries Entremet
Are you craving an absolutely mind-blogging cake with an aesthetic vibe? This berries cake is too gorgeous to be eaten. It has a delightful glaze on the top, with certain layers adding on to the taste.
The layers include almond cake, almond streusel, and berries mousse. The berries mousse is made by combining different berries, like strawberries and raspberries, with gelatin, sugar, and double cream.
Start layering and assembling your berries entremet. Once done, add in certain textures on the top. If you like a clean base, then sprinkle some silver edible balls and dig in.
7. Strawberry and Rhubarb Entremet
This Strawberry and Rhubarb Entrement is a heaven on earth recipe which can’t be described into words. I give a pat on my back every time I make this recipe. It’s easy for the ones making it out of love and difficult for the one’s doing it for the sake of it.
The detailing and the layers are so fine that you can’t stop but taste it right away. It includes layers like gluten-free Strawberry Inspiration croustillant, gluten-free caramelized white chocolate and vanilla sponge cake, Rhubarb and strawberry compote, Strawberry Inspiration, and vanilla mousse.
Also, the other layers are white chocolate, mascarpone and vanilla mousse, and white chocolate velvet effect. Assemble the layers and decorate with chocolate flexible bands and edible flowers.
8. Pistachio Entremet
A single-flavored entremet with different fillings tastes distinctive yet appetizing. This pistachio entremet has a beautiful green colored glaze on the top. It can easily serve a huge batch of people.
There are different layers which include Pistachio Mousse, Caramelized White Chocolate Cremeux, Almond Dacquoise, Pistachio Crispy Base, and a shiny Green Glaze. Once you layer and assemble all the ingredients, choose your decoration option.
You can dust matcha on top or go for crushed pistachios. The top is the place where you can experiment, and the canvas is all yours.
9. Chocolate Entremet Cake
I always believe that chocolate shouldn’t be celebrated on a chocolate day but every day. It’s a classic all-time favorite flavor that makes everyone happy.
It certainly doesn’t have many layers, but the four steps to achieving a great entremet come by making a chocolate mousse, a dark chocolate ganache, chocolate fudge cake, and a gorgeous chocolate glaze.
Once you have assembled all the ingredients and poured the glaze on top. Now’s the time to decorate this beauty of chocolate pouring down the base. Add golden balls in the base and relish this delicacy.
10. Carrot Cream Cheese Entremet
An entremet which is inspired from the famous dessert carrot cake. It’s so enlightening that carrot cake can be made in diverse forms. This entremet has cream cheese and a beautiful orange glaze.
The layers of this carrot cream cheese entremet include short dough, hazelnut cake, carrot gelee, speculoos mousse, cream cheese mousse, and carrot glaze. The glaze is prepared by combing carrot juice and yellow pectin with the rest ingredients.
Once you have made the cake, pour the orange glaze and wait for everyone to get stunned just by the beauty of its color.
11. Vanilla & Praline Entremet
You can never so no to vanilla. The flavor gives a lot more room for creativity and exploration. You can combine this flavor with different exotic one’s to create magic.
A vanilla and praline entremet is made of hazelnut and almond dacquoise, a praline and chocolate mousse, a crunch with chocolate and praline, a vanilla insert and a mirror glaze prepared from milk chocolate and gelatin.
Once you have assembled all the ingredients, pour the glaze and decorate the top with chocolate balls and frosting of your choice.
12. Apple Bavarian Entremets
If you are a skilled confectioner, then this would be a piece of cake for you. For the novice one’s, you will make it through with patience. This disclaimer in the starting itself states that the recipe is going to be delectable, but would require precision.
Apple Bavarian Entremets are made by combining different steps of elements, including puff pastry, apple Bavarian cream, velvet pearl green icing, chocolate leaves decoration, and green mirror icing.
This entremet recipe pays more attention to the decoration part and that’s the reason it looks delicate and delicious. There are several layers on the outside filled with different flavors.
13. Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse Entremet
Hazelnut is undoubtedly one of my favorite flavors. I like hazelnut in my coffee and my cake. These mini chocolate hazelnut mousse entremet looks like a fun delight.
The procedure starts by making a sponge joconde, chocolate hazelnut mousse, joconde decorating paste, and a chocolate ganache prepared from heavy cream and chocolate.
Assemble everything and decorate the top with caramelized crackers or chocolate stripes. Make sure you remove the mold and the structure doesn’t fall out.
14. Mango Dôme Entremet
Summers call for mangoes and since it’s the king of fruits, it’s time to make a nice dome shaped entremet. The mango dome entremet has a shiny yellow dome structure with beautiful mango filling.
The entremet is composed of mango compote, chocolate Bavarian mousse, almond dacquoise cake, and mango-colored glaze made from white chocolate.
Once you have assembled everything, pour the glaze on top and then garnish it with mango slices. Relish this summer delicacy.
15. Raspberry Lemon Cream Entremet
This entremet has different complementary flavors blended to form the most pretty looking entremet. It has a charming pink-red color topped with lemon slices and vanilla cream frosting.
The raspberry lemon cream entremet combines different flavors to set in the blend of a moist, creamy cake. There’s a filling of lemon cream, raspberry cream, lemon coconut shortbread crust for the bottom and vanilla frosting.
You can garnish the top with edible greens and flowers along with the delicious frosting. Even lemon wedges can be used for the same purpose.
16. Espresso Caramel Entremet
All the coffee lovers assemble and mark your presence. This espresso caramel entremet would be a delight for coffee lovers. This is one of the entremet cake recipes where there’s the perfect blend of coffee’s bitterness with the sweetness of the rest of the ingredients.
An espresso caramel entremet has hazelnut sable breton, caramel mousse, espresso caramel glaze, and chocolate ganache. The glaze has espresso mixed with heavy cream and other ingredients to give a nice light brown glaze.
After assembling the entremet, pour the glaze and top it with chocolate chips, hazelnut, or chocolate coffee beans.
17. Classic French Entremet
Usually, entremet has distinctive flavors combined to form a good exotic taste. In this case, there’s not only a blend of flavors but also colors. It’s a classic French entremet cake with a mixture of berries and chocolate filings.
The filling includes chocolate genoise, simple syrup, chocolate panna cotta layer, toasted hazelnut ganache layer, and double berry mouse layer prepared from blackberries and raspberries.
After assembling the entremet, top it with berries, chocolate swirls, cocoa, and anything that you want.
18. Apricot and Passion Fruit Entremet
An apricot and passion fruit entremet has a lot of dollops as a topping. It feels like a garden of flowers filled with multiple fillings inside. Apricots and pears make a great smooth filling. This entremet has passion fruit and apricots for their elements.
The elements include blond chocolate and apricot kernels butter croustillant, Gluten-free apricot kernels butter financier, Apricot and passion fruit compote, Passion fruit Inspiration, apricot and vanilla mousse, chocolate mirror glaze, blond chocolate and apricot kernels butter namelaka.
Once all the layers are assembled, garnish the cake with chocolate flexible bonds, edible flowers and gold leaves.
19. Blackberry, Saffron, & Honey Entremet Cake
I believe that blackberries make the perfect toppings because of their rich color. Combining saffron and blackberry was a part of experimentation, but the blend turned out to be quite well in my favor.
The fillings include sponge cake, blackberry coulis, honey mousse, crème brûlée, honey simple syrup, and white chocolate mirror glaze. All the elements are easy to make, including the glaze.
Assemble all your elements and pour the glaze on top. I usually decorate with blackberries to create a theme of white and dark brown color. You can use chocolate toppings too.
20. Coconut Mango Entremets
The white dome-shaped entremet creates a marble effect which will leave you mesmerized. I once made a summer-based mango jar recipe that involved coconut cream and mangoes. It was yum. So, I thought of making an entremet with the same elements.
For the coconut mango entremets, you need mango juice, kappa coating, coconut mousse, coconut milk cake and white chocolate glaze. The dome of the mango entremet should give a marble effect.
Let the mango filling ooze out as you cut a slice of the entremet. Decorate the entremet with almond shavings or mango pieces.
21. Orange, Chocolate and Nut Entremets
While making entremets, the best thing that you will encounter is the blend of colors. A normal cake might not have such a diverse variety of flavors.
The orange, chocolate, and nut entremets have several elements including light orange cream, milk chocolate cream, orange cognac syrup, almond cacao sponge, hazelnut dacquoise and Praliné feuilletine.
For garnishing after layering all the elements, you can use chopped hazelnuts and candied oranges. Also, caramelized streaks can also be used.
22. Mirror Glaze Christmas Ornament Cakes
Are you someone who repeats Christmas recipes? If yes, then make this new entremet on Christmas and leave your friends in surprise. It has a shiny red Christmas cap glaze on the top, which matches the theme of the eve.
The elements of the mirror glaze Christmas ornament cakes include salted caramel, chocolate cremeux, caramel mousse, chocolate pecan crumb crust and a mirror glaze prepared from corn syrup and white chocolate.
You can use gel coloring for the glaze and then add candies to the top for decoration. A gold dust would give it a luxurious feel.
23. Banana Dulcey Entremet
Banana breads and banana shakes are yum. But have you ever tried bananas in an entremet or cake? If not, this is your sign to make one. The different banana fillings mixed with hazelnut gives an impressing entremet.
Banana dulcey entremet is prepared by layering dulcey mousse, hazelnut dacquoise, dulcey de leche, banana sponge, and banana compote. On the top goes the dulcey glaze prepared from dulcey chocolate and condensed milk.
Once you have prepared the elements and layered them, top it with mirror glaze. Garnish it with banana slices and chocolate swirls.
24. Honey and Raspberry Entremet
The best thing about raspberries is that it gives a nice color to the whole recipe. You can’t help but fall in love with color blend of a honey and raspberry entremet.
Honey and Raspberry Entremet incorporates elements like honey custard, raspberry curd, white chocolate bavarois, mirror glaze prepared from white chocolate and genoise.
You can pour the beautiful red glaze on the top and then add in textures and patterns on the glaze. If you aren’t great is forming textures, go for raspberry toppings.
25. Mandarin Orange and Matcha Entremet
I swear, the moment you look at this entremet recipe, you won’t believe it’s a cake. It looks exactly like an orange with a beautiful shiny glaze. Also, this has matcha which is one healthy alternative to coffee.
Mandarin orange and matcha entremet has the filling of mandarin orange mousse, mandarin orange jelly, and mandarin orange glaze prepared from juice and mirror gel.
This entremet recipe doesn’t require any toppings. You can layer the bottom of the entremet, but the top looks luscious on its own.
26. Tiramisu Entremet
A tiramisu on its own has multiple layers of fillings combined to give a blend of coffee and chocolaty taste. Imagine a tiramisu entremet, the layers are surely going to be fine and more delectable.
The elements of tiramisu entremet are genoise, coffee syrup, coffee cremeux, chocolate praline mousse, mascarpone mousse, chocolate coffee glaze, and truffles made from dark chocolate.
Once you have layered and assembled the cake, decorate it with truffles and melted chocolate. You can use swirls too.
27. Entremet Jasmin, Litchi et Vanille
An entremet fused with jasmin and vanilla flavors is an out-of-the-box combination. Who could have possible used jasmine as a part of the filling? Well, just follow the instructions and make a new dessert.
The elements of entremet jasmin, litchi et vanille include almond crisp, sponge cake, lychee coulis, vanilla and jasmine mousse, white chocolate icing, almond crumble, chantilly cream, and white chocolate.
Layer your elements and garnish it with white chocolate spray along with Chantilly cream, almond crumble, cremeux, lychee icing and silver leaf.
28. Chocolate Kalamansi Entremet
The chocolate lovers would be thanking me for giving these many chocolate recipes, but this one is a combination of chocolate, kalamansi, and ginger. Would you have imagined that one of the entremet cake recipes would have ginger?
Chocolate Kalamansi entremet includes kalamansi curd, sable breton, chocolate sponge cake, ginger ganache, chocolate mousse, chocolate croustillant, and chocolate glaze made from dark chocolate.
After assembling all the layers, pour the glaze evenly and then layer with a chocolate flower dusted with edible gold or chocolate shavings.
29. Cocoa Nibs, Caramel and Chocolate Entremet
A perfect white glaze is the best canvas to experiment with your toppings. You can achieve a defined set of fillings with a white topping. This cocoa nibs, caramel, and chocolate entremet has the perfect set of colors.
The elements in this entremet recipe include cocoa nibs croustillant, dark chocolate sponge brownie, soft salted caramel, white chocolate and cocoa nibs mousse, white chocolate mirror glaze.
Garnish after pouring the clear white chocolate glaze with chocolate crunchy pearls, chocolate rings, chocolate flexible bands, and edible flowers.
30. Strawberry Fromage Entremet
A strawberry fromage entremet is a cake covered in strawberries with a foiling made from three different elements. The entremet has a perfect blend of subtle flavors.
If you like an entremet to have minimal fillings covered with fruits, then this strawberry fromage entremet is the right recipe for you. The three elements include a fromage blanc cream, a sponge cake, and a nappage glaze.
Make sure you align all the strawberries well on the entremet. Since, there are a lot of strawberries, no extra toppings are required. Savor the cake in its true form.
Now, you have all the recipes for making a perfect entremet cake. From fruits, to coffee, the flavors can be customized and tweaked as per your preference. I have become a master of experimentation, and so can you. Practice and ace every layer. If you are new to making entremets, don’t worry. I have got your back. This easy entremet recipe will give you a head start into the world of delicious cakes.
Easy Blackberry Entremet
Equipment
- Stand mixer
- Bowl
- Saucepan
- Loaf pan
- Wire rack
- Oven
Ingredients
- 16 oz frozen pound cake, such as Sara Lee, thawed
For Blackberry Mascarpone Mousse
- ¾ cup cold heavy cream
- ⅓ cup confectioners' sugar
- ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
- 8 oz container of mascarpone, at room temperature (Amount: Half)
- 13 oz jar, blackberry preserves (Amount: Half)
For Pecan Praline
- ⅔ cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- Pinch kosher salt
- ⅓ cup finely chopped toasted pecans
For Glaze
- 12 oz packages lavender candy melts (Amount: 2)
- 3 tbsp coconut oil or vegetable shortening
Instructions
- Thinly slice the pound cake horizontally into 3 equal layers. Set aside.
- Make the blackberry mascarpone mousse: Beat the heavy cream, confectioners' sugar and vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer at high speed until soft peaks form. Add the mascarpone and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold in the blackberry preserves. Cover and refrigerate until ready to assemble.
- Make the pecan praline: Combine the brown sugar, butter and heavy cream in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the butter melts and the mixture begins to boil, about 5 minutes. Cook, stirring frequently, for 1 minute, being careful not to scorch the mixture. Remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt. Beat with a hand mixer on low speed until the mixture thickens to spreading consistency, about 3 minutes. Fold in the pecans and set aside until ready to assemble.
- Line a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap. Place one layer of cake on the bottom of the plastic wrap. Top with the pecan praline, spreading into an even layer. Top with another slice of pound cake, followed by the blackberry mascarpone mousse, spreading into an even layer. Top with the remaining slice of pound cake. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8 hours or up to overnight, or freeze until set, for at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
- Remove the cake from the loaf pan, unwrap and place on a wire rack over a piece of parchment paper.
- Make the glaze: Combine the candy melts and coconut oil in a heatproof glass measuring cup. Microwave on high in 30-second intervals until the mixture is melted.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cake. Let stand until set, about 20 minutes. Slice the cake and serve.