Croquembouche is a conical tower of choux pastry puffs filled with pastry cream and held together with threads of pulled caramel. It is the traditional centerpiece dessert for weddings, baptisms, and first communions in France, served in place of wedding cake at formal celebrations. The name translates literally to “crunches in the mouth,” a reference […]

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Cortadillo is a sheet cake — a single layer of light, fluffy sponge baked in a large pan, topped with bright pink frosting and a shower of rainbow nonpareils, then cut into squares or rectangles and sold by the slice. The cake is yellow and tender. The frosting is sweet, thick, and unmistakably pink. The […]

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