HOWTO make adorable, edible Totoro cream puffs

Posted by Xeni Jardin, April 15, 2009 6:31 PM | permalink

Annathered has a wonderful, step-by-step HOWTO for creating delicious cream puffs in the shape of Totoro. The photoset is here, and the recipe and assembly instructions are here. (Thanks, Souris!)

Below, the trailer for the '80s Miyazaki anime classic on which the aforementioned dessert is based.

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#1 posted by Darren Garrison, April 15, 2009 7:23 PM

I ran across this Totoro a few days ago:

http://en.gigazine.net/index.php?/news/comments/20090203_totoro/

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#2 posted by Takuan, April 15, 2009 7:30 PM

that's marvelous!

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#3 posted by Daemon, April 15, 2009 8:06 PM

A major point in favor of the worship of Totoro... This looks so much tastier than a communion wafer.

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#4 posted by stygyan, April 16, 2009 2:03 AM

And I just bought a wallet with Totoro on it.

And my boyfriend calls me Totoro, as an affectionate nickname... yeah, i'm big and cuddly.

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#5 posted by monstrinho_do_biscoito, April 16, 2009 2:05 AM

i am just waiting for my daughter to grow up a bit and then i can show her totoro. right now she loves mickey mouse's clubhouse. bleaugh.

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#6 posted by sirk, April 16, 2009 7:48 AM

Fantastic!

I love Totoro...

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#7 posted by HowardsGrl, April 16, 2009 8:04 AM

oh I can't wait to make these! My son was born in the late 80's and Totoro was one of our favorites! Next time he's home, I'm serving these! thankyou!

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#8 posted by lightbender, April 16, 2009 9:19 AM

Now we just need a Catbus eclair to go with it!

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#9 posted by Blackhat, April 16, 2009 9:43 AM

#8 wins...

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#10 posted by w000t, April 16, 2009 12:29 PM

For fans of My Neighbor Totoro who prefer savory items, add a bit of Gruyère to the choux paste and you'll have adorable, edible Totoro Gougères. You'll probably want to make the eyes with sour cream and caviar or something, in that case.

Seriously though, profiteroles (cream puffs) are nice and all, but gougères are one of the best things in the world. There's a good, illustrated step-by-step here. I've always used the method in Larousse Gastronomique, if you have access to a copy. All of the choux pastry variations are actually pretty easy.

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#11 posted by Anonymous, April 16, 2009 1:02 PM

#5, monstrinho_do_biscoito: How old? My son has been watching (and re-watching, and re-watching) this since he was a little before two years old. Makes ME smile every time...