profiterole
Filled pastry sphere
A profiterole is a small hollow pastry ball made from choux dough, typically filled with cream or custard and often topped with chocolate sauce.
Profiteroles are a classic French dessert, frequently served stacked and drizzled: We shared a plate of profiteroles for dessert.
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- patisserieFrench pastry shop
- boulangerieFrench bread shop
- gastronomyScience of fine dining
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
Filled oblong pastry
- croquemboucheCaramel-glazed pastry cone
- puffBrief burst of air
- shellHard outer covering
- hollowEmpty within
crisp · golden · bite-sized · bake · oven · dough · butter · flour
Cooked egg-milk mixture
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
- whippedStruck repeatedly, or defeated
- fillingMaterial placed within
- pastry creamCooked custard filling
chantilly · dollop · silky · smooth · rich · piped · ice cream · crème pâtissière
Paris
France's chief city
- patisserieFrench pastry shop
- boulangerieFrench bread shop
- gastronomyScience of fine dining
éclair
Filled oblong pastry
- croquemboucheCaramel-glazed pastry cone
- puffBrief burst of air
- shellHard outer covering
hollow · crisp · golden · bite-sized · bake · oven · dough · butter · flour · eggs
custard
Cooked egg-milk mixture
pastry cream · chantilly · dollop · silky · smooth · rich · piped · ice cream · crème pâtissière · mousse
ganache
Chocolate-cream confection blend
glaze · sauce · dark · bittersweet · coating · truffle · fondue · semisweet · tempering · chocolatier
sweet
Tasting of sugar
tiramisu · pavlova · trifle · parfait · petit four · confection · buffet · banquet · course · presentation
- dessertscake, cookies, pie, cupcakes, pudding
- sweet treatscookie, cupcake, donut, doughnut, fudge
- pastriescroissant, danish, croissants, butter croissant, eclairs
- cream pastriescream puff, cream puffs, eclair, eclairs, Paris-Brest
- mini pastriesmacaron, macarons, cream puff, cream puffs, petit four
- cakesbirthday cake, wedding cake, layer cake, chocolate cake, pound cake