Identify Desserts

Tiramisu

Tiramisu is an Italian layered dessert of ladyfingers, mascarpone and espresso.

💡 Did you know? ‘Tiramisù’ means ‘pick me up’.

Crème brûlée

Crème brûlée is a vanilla custard with a crisp, caramelised sugar crust.

💡 Did you know? The crust is melted with a torch.

Macaron

Macarons are colourful French meringue sandwich cookies with a creamy filling.

💡 Did you know? Not to be confused with coconut macaroons.

Baklava

Baklava is made of paper-thin filo pastry, nuts and syrup, popular in the Middle East.

💡 Did you know? It is drippingly sweet and sticky.

Sachertorte

The Sachertorte is a Viennese chocolate cake with apricot jam and glaze.

💡 Did you know? It is classically served with whipped cream.

Cheesecake

Cheesecake is baked from quark or cream cheese on a shortcrust base.

💡 Did you know? The New York cheesecake is especially creamy.

Panna cotta

Panna cotta is a turned-out Italian cream pudding, often with fruit sauce.

💡 Did you know? ‘Panna cotta’ means ‘cooked cream’.

Éclair

The éclair is an elongated choux pastry with filling and glaze.

💡 Did you know? Classically it is topped with chocolate or coffee icing.

Donut

The donut is a deep-fried ring of dough, often glazed or sprinkled.

💡 Did you know? Its hole in the middle is its trademark.

Waffle

The waffle is baked between two patterned hot plates.

💡 Did you know? Belgian waffles are especially thick and airy.

Brownie

The brownie is a dense, moist chocolate bake from the USA.

💡 Did you know? It is moist inside and slightly crisp outside.

Churros

Churros are fried Spanish dough sticks rolled in sugar.

💡 Did you know? They are often dipped in hot chocolate.