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Refers to the final course of a meal. In the United States, dessert usually consists of a sweet dish such as cake, pastry, or ice cream.

An Italian ice cream dessert. The dessert consists of a layer of ice cream topped with a sweetened whipped cream flavored with rum.

Any variety of wine with an alcohol content that ranges between 14% and 24%, or that has a high-alcohol content that occurs naturally.

A traditional French dessert, referred as bombe glacee or bombe, made with ice cream or sherbet and a mixture of custard and fruit.

A baked shell, made from a dough or batter, which is formed into the shape of a short and somewhat wide cup in order to hold prepared foods for serving.

A chilled dessert custard that is rich in flavor and creamy in texture. The dessert is removed from the refrigerator and topped with sugar that is then heated under a broiler or with a small flame cooking torch to affect only the surface.

A cake or biscuit that is most often served as a dessert food but can also be served with savory fillings.

A sweet dessert that is made with a pastry or bread dough topping that covers a fruit base made from one or several fruits.

A common British dessert made with a combination of whipped cream and puréed fruit. Although different types of fruit are often used to make this dessert, the most traditional version used gooseberries.

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A type of dessert, inspired, named and used as a celebration for a famous Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova, when she visited Western Australia during the 1930's.

A well-known French dessert that consists of rolled sweet crêpes (thin pancake-like flat cakes) covered with an orange sauce that is ignited to become a flaming dessert.

A sweet creamy dessert, also known as a Tuscan trifle that was originally created in the Tuscan region of Italy.

1. A dessert with a crumb topping made from flour, oats, butter, and brown sugar combined into a mixture that is sprinkled over sliced fruit and baked.

A name given to an early era dessert made by those who came to America during the 1600's. There are now numerous variations of this dessert using any type of fruit, but the most well known is Apple Brown Betty or simply Brown Betty.

A foamy custard made of egg yolks, cream, sugar and wine, which is served as a dessert or a sauce for other desserts.

A layered dessert that began as a European confection, which was made in England. Sheets of sherry infused sponge cake, cut to fit in a round bowl, were spread with jam and a pastry cream or egg custard.

An Italian dessert that is made to be dome-shaped when served, a design that was supposedly inspired by the design of an Italian cathedral.

A French term used to traditionally describe a sweet food made like a dessert similar to a custard or flan without a crust.

Hardened boiled sugar that forms fine strands for decorating desserts. It is made by slowly boiling sugar, water and cream of tarter to a hard-crack stage.