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The pastry, round, i.e. wheel-shaped, was created in 1910 by Louis Durand, pâtissier of Maisons-Laffitte, at the request of Pierre Giffard, to commemorate the 1,200 km (750 mi) Paris–Brest–Paris bicycle race he had initiated in 1891. [1]
The invention of the croquembouche is often attributed to Antonin Carême, [4] who includes it in his 1815 cookbook Le Pâtissier royal parisien, but it is mentioned as early as 1806, in André Viard's culinary encyclopedia Le Cuisinier Impérial, and Antoine Beauvilliers' 1815 L'Art du Cuisinier.
Charlotte – Icebox cake; Clafoutis – French dessert traditionally made of black cherries and batter, forming a crustless tart; Coconut cake – Cake with white frosting and covered in coconut flakes [2] Crème brûlée – Custard dessert with hard caramel top [3] Crème caramel – Custard dessert with soft caramel on top
A baked savory pastry made of choux dough mixed with cheese. Karpatka: Sweet Poland: A cake made of one sheet of short pastry on the bottom and one sheet of choux pastry on the top (or two sheets of choux pastry), filled with custard or buttercream. Usually served with fruit or ice cream.
The full term is commonly said to be a corruption of French pâte à chaud (lit. ' hot pastry/dough ').The term "choux" has two meanings in the early literature. One is a kind of cheese puff, first documented in the 13th century; the other corresponds to the modern choux pastry and is documented in English, German, and French cookbooks in the 16th century.
A traditional Taiwanese cake commonly made using eggs, egg yolk, low-gluten flour, honey and a small portion of sugar. The cake filling leaks out when sliced, similar in appearance to a volcano. Conversation: France: A patisserie developed in the late 18th century that is made with puff pastry, filled with a frangipane cream, and topped with ...
Saint-honoré cake cross-section. The St. Honoré cake, usually known by its French name gâteau St-Honoré, and also sometimes called St. Honoratus cake, [1] is a pastry dessert named for the French patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs, Saint Honoré or Honoratus (d. 600 AD), Bishop of Amiens. [2]
A cake made primarily from almond paste, eggs, and melted butter. Pão de Ló [31] Italy [31] A sponge cake traditionally made by Italian Jewish families for Passover. [32] Pancake: United States Canada: A flat, round cake made with eggs, milk, and flour. Pandan cake: Malaysia Indonesia: A light, fluffy, green-colored sponge cake.