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Crème diplomate

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, crème diplomate means: A pastry cream lightened with whipped cream, often stabilized with gelatine.

In Turkish: diplomat kreması

How it is used

Used when a lighter filling than plain pastry cream is wanted.

Example sentences

  1. The fruit tart had a light crème diplomate filling.

    Whipped cream changes the base custard's texture.

  2. Pipe the crème diplomate into the prepared pastry shells.

    The finished cream is used as a shaped pastry filling.

Common collocations

  • diplomat cream
  • crème diplomate filling
  • pastry chefA chef who specialises in desserts, pastries, breads and other baked goods and usually runs the pastry section of a kitchen. Also called a pâtissier.
  • whiskA tool made of loops of wire on a handle, used to beat air into eggs and cream or to mix sauces smoothly. As a verb, to whisk means to beat with this tool.

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