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

I learned that gelatin salads flow from the traditions of Edwardian vegetable aspics; of ancient, naturally gelled bone broths; of European classics like jellied meats and Bavarian cream and blancmange.

From New York Times

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

The move follows an outcry over The Wingwalker Donut Flight, comprising doughnut holes and three syringes for injecting Bavarian cream, chocolate custard and Minnesota lingonberry jam.

From Fox News

Last month fair officials announced the new foods that would be available at this year’s event, including doughnut holes that came with three syringes of do-it-yourself fillings - Bavarian cream, chocolate custard and lingonberry jam.

From Washington Times