 a croquembouche or croque-en-bouche is a french dessert consisting of choux pastry balls piled into a cone and bound with threads of caramel. in italy and france, it is often served at weddings, baptisms, and first communions. ==name== the name comes from the french phrase croque en bouche '(something that) crunches in the mouth'.oxford english dictionary, 3rd edition, december 2005, s.v. ==presentation== a croquembouche is composed of profiteroles (choux pastry balls) piled into a cone and bound with threads of caramel. it may also be decorated with sugared almonds, chocolate, flowers, or ribbons. sometimes it is covered in macarons or ganache.tacey rosolowski, "dessert time"croquembouche delicious magazine ==history== the invention of the croquembouche is often attributed to antonin carÃªme. early 19th century cookbooks mention a dish called croquembouche which is savory.grimod de la reyniÃ¨re, nÃ©o-physiologie du gout, p. 565 ==in popular culture== on march 6, 2009 alumni of the pune-based maharashtra state institute of hotel management and catering technology entered the limca book of records after creating india's biggest croquembouche. it was recorded to be standing 15 ft (4.5 m) tall. on 28 september 2008, season 5 episode 1 of desperate housewives aired with one of the main characters bree van de kamp having to create the perfect croquembouche with spun sugar netting. croquembouche was one of the spoiled desserts that gloria serves to the wjm news team and program director in "a new sue a
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