Cream

Cream is a component of cakes and pastries.

Composition and manufacture

For cream, egg yolks and sugar are whipped in a water bath and then cooled down. Gelatine is then drawn into the egg mixture before whipped cream is folded in. Cream is often enriched with flavors . Typical examples include fruit flavors, coffee , honey and alcoholic beverages such as rum and red wine .

use

In cakes, the cream is usually spread between the cake bases and possibly covered with other ingredients such as fruits or nuts. The gelatine makes the cream stiff and gives the cake a certain firmness. Often the cake is covered with cream on the outside. Creamy cream is also used as a filling for small pastries, such as brandy pastries ( cream puffs ) or Danish pastries . Furthermore, cream is often used as a filling for Swiss rolls .

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