More difficult to build or pronounce?
From BBC Good Food
It was around this time last year, during the chilly run up to Christmas, that I first learned about croquenbouche. Sometimes spelled croquembouche, which comes from the French words croque en bouche meaning ‘crunch in the mouth,’ it’s a type of French cake. Like an art or engineering project, croquembouche is a paper cone covered with fluffy cream-filled choux pastries or macarons. The pastry balls are artfully affixed with caramel syrup and then drizzled with streamers of melted chocolate or caramel and sprinkled with almonds, flowers or other decorations. Croquenbouche is absolutely gravity-defying — as the supporting cone in the center is completely covered, it appears to be standing under its own power. Perhaps because they favor Christmas trees, I’d always assumed that they were holiday fare, but they are traditional at French weddings and are becoming increasingly popular in America. And for good reasons; they’re stunning and delicious.
From Flickr
From Martha Stewart Weddings
