First prepare the cream: mix the egg yolks with the sugar, stir in the cornflour and vanilla, then also the warmed milk, then bring to the heat and cook over a low heat, stirring constantly, until you obtain a smooth, dense cream.
Transfer to a large plate and leave to cool covered with cling film.
Also prepare the syrup by combining 1 glass of water with 1 tablespoon of sugar in a saucepan and bringing to the boil, then turn off the heat and add the rum (alternatively add the peel of 1 orange while cooking the syrup and avoid the rum).
Whip the cold cream from the fridge and add it to the now cold cream, stirring delicately so as not to cause the cream to deflate.
Let’s get to the most unpleasant part: arrange the 3 sponge cake discs on the work surface and proceed to cut them out: you will have to obtain 6 different discs in total.
You must cut out 1 circle of 17 cm in diameter and 1 of 5 cm plus a star from the first disk; from the second disk 1 circle of 20 cm in diameter; from the third disk 1 circle of 13 cm, 1 of 9 cm and 1 other of 5 cm.
Place the 20 cm disc on the serving plate and lightly moisten it with the syrup, then fill it with the cream and cover it with the second disc, the 17 cm one.
Wet and stuff the second disc as well and cover it with the third disc, the 13 cm one.
Wet it, stuff it and cover it with the fourth 9 cm disc, proceeding to wet and stuff this too.
Create the top tier of the cake with the 2 5cm discs, wetting and filling the first and leaving the second, the one on top of everything, without filling.
Now proceed to create a sort of Pavesini palisade on each level, leaving the cream itself to act as glue.
You will have to make 5 different Pavesini palisades, one for each level of the cake
Chop the chocolate and melt it in the microwave (or in a bain-marie).
Using a spoon, let the melted chocolate drip slowly onto the top of the Pavesini, so that it creates a decoration but also acts as a glue between them, once solidified.
Let the chocolate dry, then decorate with a little icing sugar.
The chef’s Christmas cake is ready, all you have to do is add the star and serve it.
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