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croquembouche
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌkrɒk.əmˈbuːʃ/ us /ˈkroʊ.kəmˌbuːʃ/
a sweet food consisting of a large number of small, round choux pastry cakes filled with cream or custard, arranged in a tall cone shape with caramel (= sugar heated until it melts and turns brown) poured over it :
I made a large filled croquembouche.
Once the croquembouche is assembled, drizzle the remainder of the sugar all over.
A croquembouche is a centrepiece dessert, tradtionally served at French weddings.
You could consider a croquembouche in place of a traditional wedding cake.
I planned to make a croquembouche at Christmas.
The cake is called a croquembouche and it's a spectacular pyramid of choux buns filled with whipped cream or confectioner's custard and decorated with caramel and spun sugar.
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