Chocolate-Lavender Napoleons

Name: Chocolate-Lavender Napoleons
Ingredients: 1½ cups half-and-half; ⅓ cup (2⅓ ounces/66 grams) granulated sugar, divided; 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 1½ teaspoons dried lavender; Pinch salt; 3 large egg yolks; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 3 pieces; 3 ounces (85 grams) bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine; ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 (9½ by 9-inch) sheet puff pastry, thawed; 1 ounce (28 grams) bittersweet chocolate, chopped fine; 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon milk, divided; 1 cup (4 ounces/113 grams) confectioners' sugar, divided; ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract; 18 candied violets (optional)

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A traditional Napoleon features layers of buttery, flaky-crisp puff pastry sandwiching cool, dreamy vanilla pastry cream—but we're happy to break tradition if it means adding chocolate to a...

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