it taste kind of like the Bavarian cream filling in a donut. What makes Bavarian cream taste distinctive? It’s got something I can’t identify and I have no baking expertise to go on. Thanks, Frank

Just read that Alba has closed down, and am sorely disappointed! Has anyone had their cake with a chocolate bavarian cream filling (like a light pudding) and banana? I’d like to replicate it—the cake part was light...

I was in the same boat as you a few months ago. I was really short on time and my layer cake is labor/time intensive to begin with, so I skipped all of the involved recipes and cheated..big time. It came out really great though. 1...

A little crunch, a little salt, a little sugar: These are the snacks we reach for.

The Silver Palate duo makes nice and makes dinner.

Get the most for your money.

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bottled beers – Belgian, French etc. Hot cream of potato soup for a start, Six entree choices in a prix fix menu. We had spring lamb ( very tender and tasty , not muttony as lamb sometimes is ) and pork tenderloins ( thick...

Tonight we decided to try the new Bavarian Brathaus in Cary. The resto is located in the shopping center at the corner of Tryon and Cary Parkway – I don’t know the name of the strip mall, but it’s the...

Yesterday at a chowdown in Oakland someone said the Bavarian World in Reno was worth a trip. I plan to be in Reno soon any recommedations? German food is something I have no knowledge about.

Based on a few recommendations on the site and a few more on the web I visited Killmeyers Bavarian House on Staten Island last Saturday night. The results were disappointing. The building itself is in a semi-desolate section of...

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I’m going to be in Harpers Ferry and western MD soon. I was thinking about going to either the Bavarian Inn in Shepherdstown or Schmankerl Stube in Hagerstown. Does anyone have any opinions one way or the other? I...

. This seems to be a Swedish almond and cream bun. It used to be made only the day before the fast began before Easter, so that people could have a real feast preceeding the fast. Nowadays it’s baked at least for a few...

. Any of the steak house scenes would be fun. Maybe some Japanese at Douzo and Thai at Khao Sarn and a meal in Chinatown. Bartley’s in Harvard Sq. for a burger. Hit Durgin Park for old fashioned New England and...