Tortes
A Swedish cake consisting of alternating layers of airy sponge, pastry cream, and a thick domed layer of whipped cream. Green marzipan covers the cake, and is sprinkled with powdered sugar and usually topped with a marzipan rose.
What is prinsesstårta or princess cake?
A dense bread roll in the shape of a ring, made by boiling dough and then baking it.
What is a bagel?
This ingredient is beaten gradually into egg yolks to form a thick but not overly thick mixture that forms a slowly dissolving ribbon.
What is sugar?
This nut, used frequently in French cooking, requires a minute long blanching to remove the skins.
What is almond?
A rich yeast-risen cake soaked in rum and a sugar syrup.
What is a baba?
Egg-rich yeast-leavened bread that is usually braided or twisted before baking and is traditionally eaten by Jews on the Sabbath and holidays.
What is challah?
Egg yolks warmed gently with milk and cooked with flour until thickened.
What is a creme crème pâtissière?
In French cooking, a confection in which almonds are added to a caramel and then usually pulverized to create a powder.
What is praline?
A rich yeast cake baked in a ring mold and soaked in a rum or kirsch syrup.
What is a savarin?
A French gateau (rich cake) flavored with melted chocolate and almonds. The cake is slightly underdone to gain a rich creamy quality, and is coated with chocolate buttercream icing.
What is Reine du Saba, or Queen of Sheba Cake?
A fruit bread of nuts, spices, and dried or candied fruit, coated with powdered sugar or icing sugar and often containing marzipan
What is stollen?
This dessert is technically a custard but for the addition of gelatin, whipped cream, and usually a fruit or chocolate flavoring.
What is a Bavarian cream?
What are hazelnuts?
A dessert and also an entree that is made from a sauce, egg yolks, beaten egg whites, and a flavoring or purée and baked until puffed up.
What is a soufflé?
A German chocolate sponge cake with layers of morello cherries or cherry jam and whipped cream and topped with chocolate icing.
A typically heavy, slightly sweet German rye bread traditionally made with a sourdough starter and coarsely ground rye.
What is pumpernickel?
Unlike a crème brûlée, this custard dessert uses egg yolks and egg whites.
What is crème caramel?
A custard into which an almond flavoring is beaten.
What is a frangipane.
A French dessert consisting of a filling (as of fruit, whipped cream, or custard) layered with or placed in a mold of the same name lined with strips of bread, ladyfingers, or biscuits.
What is a charlotte?
A Hungarian torte made of alternate layers of sponge and chocolate or mocha cream, with a crisp caramel topping.
What is a Dobos torte?
Light slightly sweet bread made with a rich yeast dough and flavored with a large quantity. The dough is given a long rising period to improve flavor and remove yeasty flavors.
This method is used to cook crème brûlées as an alternative to a blowtorch. Once they are in their ramekins, they are placed in a roasting pan, and hot water is added to cook them slowly in an oven.
What is a bain-marie?
A dessert made from layers of meringue containing ground nuts, with fillings such as cream, buttercream, or ganache between.
What is a dacquoise?
A thin folded or rolled pancake in a hot orange-butter sauce that is sprinkled with a liqueur (such as cognac or curaçao) and set ablaze for serving.
What is a crêpe Suzette or suzette?