Aboukir (cake)

Aboukir is type of a dessert make with a sponge cake that has been baked in a Charlotte mould, divided into multiple layers which are layered with chestnut cream. The assembled dessert is iced with coffee-flavoured fondant and decorated with a garnish of chopped pistachios. According to Larousse Gastronomique the dessert is of French origins.[1]

Aboukir almonds are a type of petit four made with marzipan colored pink or green, with an almond in the center and glazed with boiled sugar or caramel. Aboukir is a region in Egypt where the almond production used to take place. The almonds were exported to Europe from the Aboukir port.[2]

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References

  1. New Larousse Gastronomique.
  2. "Aboukir". CooksInfo. Retrieved 2019-09-10.


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