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Bavarian cream

American  

noun

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


Bavarian cream British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Bavarian cream

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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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

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

And then there are the hybrids: a Bavarian cream, for example, is a custard that’s fortified with gelatin and lightened with whipped cream, whereas the classic crème pâtissière is a hybrid between custard and pudding.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2018

Bavarian cream needs berries and whipped cream, and I won't tire my arms beating eggs.

From Spinning-Wheel Stories by Alcott, Louisa May

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