Closed Door Parfait
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TypeDessert
Serves4 people
DateSeptember 21, 2026
A pristine white parfait with an impenetrable dark door, a quiet nod to closed press doors.
A neat, rectangular white chocolate parfait with a narrow, dark 'door' of pure chocolate sauce in the center. The dessert represents the hermetically sealed entrance of the White House: pristine on the outside, with a sharp, bitter core.
Ingredients
- 200 ml whipping cream
- 100 g white chocolate
- 50 g sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 sachet vanilla sugar
- 2 tbsp pure chocolate sauce
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 4 thin strips of dark chocolate (for the 'door')
Method
- Line a small loaf tin (about 20x10 cm) with cling film.
- Melt the white chocolate in a bain-marie and let it cool slightly.
- Whisk the eggs with sugar and vanilla sugar until foamy.
- Whip the cream until stiff.
- Fold the melted white chocolate into the egg mixture, then gently fold in the whipped cream.
- Pour the mixture into the tin, smooth the top, and freeze for at least 4 hours.
- Turn out the parfait onto a board, cut into 4 neat rectangles.
- Place each rectangle on a plate. Draw a narrow, vertical line of pure chocolate sauce in the center of each piece: the 'door'.
- Stand a thin strip of dark chocolate upright in the sauce as a door marker.
- Lightly dust the plates with cocoa powder for a shadow effect.
Serving notes
- Serve ice-cold for maximum sharpness.
- Let guests break open the 'door' themselves with their spoon.