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 (3 replies, last updated by iron frank May 31, 2002)

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... (0 replies, last updated by molly January 9, 2005)

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... (1 reply, last updated by krisrishere December 30, 2008)

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... (0 replies, last updated by Gene April 16, 2001)

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... (15 replies, last updated by blewgo May 25, 2009)

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. (10 replies, last updated by janet of reno May 18, 2005)

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... (8 replies, last updated by camie roth August 28, 2001)

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... (5 replies, last updated by zebcook October 6, 2009)

. 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... (3 replies, last updated by Sharuf January 24, 2004)

. 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... (17 replies, last updated by GretchenS November 10, 2006)

My favorite cream filling for puffs and doughnuts is Bavarian cream. I can’t tell the difference between that and a good egg based pudding-like custard, but perhaps the terminology will pull up more on web searches. It... (9 replies, last updated by dano October 8, 2005)

Hello All ~ I was originally trying to find a bakery in Sonoma County that carried a Fruit Basket cake (the one with whipped cream frosting....not buttercream or bavarian cream frosting or any other kind of frosting besides... (11 replies, last updated by wolfe August 28, 2008)

I remember Vala’s Bavarian Fudge ice cream as a special treat when I was in graduate school at the University of Chicago. I can still remember the taste of the intensely rich fudge, and would love to find the receipe. It... (30 replies, last updated by ps August 21, 2005)

to Nebraska unless you’ve done two things...catch a Husker football game, and eat Dairy Store Bavarian Mint ice cream. (128 replies, last updated by keyster May 14, 2008)

citrus zest or cocoa powder, or any alcohol (dark rum, gran marnier). I’m actually not sure if the whipped cream is going to be stable enough for decorative piping; you should perhaps look up a recipe for bavarian cream... (3 replies, last updated by Lisbet September 10, 2007)