A croquembouche or croque-en-bouche is a traditional French dessert. The name comes from the French wordscroque en bouche, meaning 'crunch in the mouth'.
Presentation
This is a form of choux pastry that is generally served as a high-piled cone of chocolate, cream-filled profiteroles all bound together with threads of caramel. It is also decorated with sugared almonds, chocolate, flowers, or ribbons. Sometimes it may also be covered in macarons or ganache.
History
This croquembouche was invented by Antonin Carême and is often served at weddings, baptisms, and first communions.
Popular culture
On March 6, 2009 alumni of the Pune-based Maharashtra State Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology entered the Limca Book of Records after creating India's biggest croquembouche. It was recorded to be standing 15-feet tall (4.5 m).
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