Pandoro stars with eggnog cream

To prepare the pandoro stars with eggnog cream, start making the latter. Put a pan with water on the fire and bring it to the boil. Pour the egg yolks into a bowl (or into a pan slightly smaller than the one used to boil the water), add the sugar 1 and beat them lightly with a hand whisk. Also add the Marsala, pouring it slowly 2, stirring constantly. When it is blended, transfer the bastard to the pan with the boiling water. Continue to beat for 10-15 minutes up to 3 until the mixture thickens, if you prefer for convenience you can use an electric mixer, otherwise a common whisk will do.

Once you have obtained a clear and frothy mixture, move the bowl into a larger bowl filled with water and ice. In this way you will block the cooking and avoid getting a "scrambled" result. Keep beating for about 1 minute 4, transfer your eggnog 5 in a bowl 6 and keep it in the fridge.

Once the eggnog is ready, dedicate yourself to making the chocolate ganache. Finely chop the dark chocolate 7 and transfer it into a bowl. Heat the cream 8 and once it has almost boiled, pour it directly into the bowl with the chocolate 9. Mix everything slowly, without incorporating too much air, until the chocolate melts completely.

You will obtain a smooth and creamy ganache 10, let it cool down and in the meantime cut the pandoro horizontally 11, in order to obtain 3 slices 12 for a total of about 400 g of pandoro.

Heat a flat non-stick pan and brown the pandoro stars on both sides for a few minutes 13. At this point you are ready to compose your pandoro stars. Spread a couple of spoonfuls of eggnog on a serving plate and arrange the first slice 14, then add another 2 spoonfuls of eggnog 15 and cover with another slice of pandoro.

Add a little more eggnog 16 and finish with the last slice of pandoro. Then pour the remaining eggnog and spread it over the entire slice, helping yourself with a spoon 17. Transfer the ganache in a pastry bottle or a pastry bag and use it to decorate the surface of the dessert. Pandoro stars with eggnog cream is ready, enjoy!