Bavarian cream

American  

noun

1. a dessert made with custard, gelatin, and whipped cream.

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Bavarian cream British  

noun

1. Also called: bavarois.  a cold dessert consisting of a rich custard set with gelatine and flavoured in various ways

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Etymology

Origin of Bavarian cream

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

They brought the same dessert I’ve been getting since I was a toddler: a vanilla cake infused with Bavarian cream and fresh strawberries, topped with whipped cream frosting from Albertsons.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2023

The signature Borracchini’s cake with its drifts of Bavarian cream frosting came from when Heye’s husband, Jim Heye, worked at the bakery for 20 years from 1977 to 1997, developing the recipe with his father-in-law.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023

Gambino’s serves a Bavarian cream king cake and a praline-and-cream-cheese king cake, among other varieties.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2022

Methodically, with plastic gloves on, I pulled the doughnuts – raspberry filled, Bavarian cream, chocolate glazed – and put them on black trays in a specified pattern.

From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2019

This is molded in a double mold, and made of very clear lemon, orange, or wine jelly for the outside, and a Bavarian cream for the inside.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary