Whole panettone and top, dome cut into six quarters. Five quarters remain on the summit; the sixth lies flat next to it and reveals a shallow well of dark ganache. No large slices of brioche removed.
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Panettone with Six Lift-Off Sections

A recipe by CakeChristmas / Updated on 30 October 2026.

The dome, cut into six quarters, serves as a cover for a small reserve of ganache.

Whole panettone with dome in six removable quarters / Pâte raised for a long time kneaded and baking in top mould

12Indicative portions
55 minPreparation
50 minBaking
8 hRest & Cooling
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A shallow well is dug under the hat, topped with cold ganache and closed by six quarters of the original dome.

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Preparation

  1. Mix flour, yeast, milk at 30 °C, sugar, eggs and salt. Knead for 10 minutes, then stir in three additions and knead for 10 to 15 minutes, until the dough is elastic. Add raisins, candied fruits, zest and vanilla.
  2. Cover and allow to double in volume, about 2 hours at 24 °C. Fold the dough, form a ball and place in a 1.5 kg paper panettone mold, placed on a plate.
  3. Let rise for 1 h 30 to 2 hours, up to 2 cm from the edge. Heat the oven to 170 °C. Gently cut the top into a cross and place 10 g of butter in the center.
  4. Bake 45 to 55 minutes in the bottom of the oven. Cover with baking paper after 25 minutes if brown; the probe in the center should indicate about 93 °C.
  5. Allow to cool completely on the grid in the mold before cutting. This yeast version gives a brioche crumb, different from a panettone long fermented with leaven.
  6. Simmer the 80 ml of cream and pour them three times over the chopped chocolate. Mix and let thicken for 45 minutes.
  7. Cut the dome of the brioche completely cold to about 2 cm thick, then divide it into six quarters. Dig under the center a well 9 cm in diameter and 2.5 cm deep, keeping a wide crumb belt intact. Reserve the removed crumb to serve next to it.
  8. Fill the trough with the ganache, without exceeding its edge; the 180 g are suitable for this volume, but keep a little apart if the actual well is smaller. Rest the six quarters of the dome. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
  9. For the revelation, remove a neighborhood and place it next to it; only the hatch of the summit is open, no vertical part of panettone is removed.

Preserve and Serve

48 hours in the refrigerator once filled; leave 20 minutes before tasting.

Baking tips for this recipe

  • Weigh the yeast and uses the type indicated in the recipe: yeast and yeast are not interchangeable.
  • Observe the increase in volume during shoots. A cool room can lengthen the times indicated.
  • Respect the dimensions of the mold and the amount of dough: a brioche too tight or too full does not cook in the same way.

Substitutions and variations

Blond or brown raisins can be used at the same weight; retains the soaking step when it is planned.

To vary a zest, choose another citrus fruit washed and intended for this use, keeping the same amount. Does not automatically replace juice, whose acidity can change the preparation.

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