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custard cream

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noun

  1. a biscuit consisting of two layers with a filling of vanilla-flavoured paste

"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

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Renowned Japanese pastry chef Tsujiguchi Hironobu created the Nanaotorii Soy Sauce Roll Cake, made with a heavy two-year-old soy sauce, a soft spongy dough and custard cream.

From Salon Jul. 4, 2021

The latter comes with a scoop of matcha gelato enveloped with fresh strawberries, matcha custard cream, sweet azuki red-bean paste and whipped yogurt.

From Washington Post Dec. 17, 2018

To go native, try the ice cream version of pasticciotto — a Lecce pastry filled with custard cream — and savor the flavor of Puglia for your final moments.

From New York Times Aug. 8, 2013

These included the custard cream, the fish finger and McCain Smiley Potato Faces.

From The Guardian Jul. 19, 2011

“I haven’t done anything to them. It’s the custard creams you’ve got to watch —” Neville, who had just bitten into a custard cream, choked and spat it out.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

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