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A croquembouche () or croque-en-bouche is a French dessert consisting of choux pastry puffs piled into a cone and bound with threads of caramel. In Italy and France, it is often served at weddings, baptisms and First Communions.

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Food.name
Croquembouche
Food.image
Croquembouche wedding cake.jpg
Food.image_size
250px
Food.caption
Croquembouche wedding cake
Food.alternate_name
Croque-en-bouche, pièce-en-Montée
Food.country
France
Food.course
Dessert
Food.type
Choux pastry
Food.main_ingredient
Profiteroles, caramel

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A croquembouche () or croque-en-bouche is a French dessert consisting of choux pastry puffs piled into a cone and bound with threads of caramel. In Italy and France, it is often served at weddings, baptisms and First Communions.

==Etymology== The name comes from the French phrase croque en bouche, meaning '[something that] crunches in the mouth'.

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