"charlotte russe : A dessert of custard or whipped cream enclosed in sponge cake, often in the form..."

“charlotte russe : A dessert of custard or whipped cream enclosed in sponge cake, often in the form of ladyfingers.
French chef Marie-Antoine Carême, who is supposed to have created the dish and named it in honour of his employer Alexander I of Russia, was born on this day in 1833.”

- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/charlotte_russe#English

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