Gâteau Basque
Type | Pastry |
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Course | Dessert |
Place of origin | France |
Region or state | Northern Basque Country |
Main ingredients | Almond flour, pastry cream or preserved cherries |
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Gâteau Basque is a traditional dessert from the Basque region of France. Typically Gâteau Basque is constructed from layers of an almond flour based cake with a filling of either almond or vanilla pastry cream, or preserved cherries. The pastry cream Gâteau Basque is more typical in the Spanish Basque Country. This started during the 19th century.
The name is French and means simply "Basque Cake". In the Basque language the cake is called "Etxeko biskotxa" or "cake of the house".
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