charlotte russe

American  

[roos] / rus /

noun

1. a dessert made by lining a mold with sponge cake or ladyfingers and filling it with Bavarian cream.

2. a simpler version of this, consisting of a small piece of sponge cake topped with whipped cream and a candied cherry.

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charlotte russe British  

/ ruːs /

noun

1. a cold dessert made in a mould with sponge fingers enclosing a mixture of whipped cream, custard, etc

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Etymology

Origin of charlotte russe

1835–45; < French: literally, Russian charlotte

Example Sentences

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charlotte russe

Confections include Victoria’s Crown charlotte russe, Earl Grey tea biscuits and puff pastry horns filled with rose pistachio and mocha hazelnut buttercream frosting.

From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2016

Elephant's Work is written as smoothly as whipped cream, and it is not a jot more thrilling that a session with a charlotte russe.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I know Glinda," remarked Dorothy, eating for dessert a dish of charlotte russe, "and when I see her again, I'll ask her to put another King in your place."

From The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)

I'll con-centrate on his head until it gets so small that he can wear a charlotte russe cup on it instead of a sombrero.

From Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]

"Why," says Sadie, "I've heard that they have their champagne standing in rows on the sideboard, and that they serve charlotte russe for breakfast!"

From Side-stepping with Shorty by Ford, Sewell