Croquembouche

Pastry Cream

• 16 oz whole milk
• ½ vanilla bean, sliced lengthwise scraped, seeds only
• 6 large egg yolks
• 5 oz sugar
• 1 oz cornstarch
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter

Cream Puffs

• 8 oz water
• 4 ½ oz unsalted butter, in pieces
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 7 oz all-purpose flour
• 5 large eggs

Caramel

• 20 oz sugar
• 37 oz water, divided
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 2 oz vinegar
• fresh raspberries, to decorate
• sugar pearls, to decorate