savarin

[ sav-uh-rin ]

noun

1. a spongelike cake leavened with yeast, baked in a ring mold, and often soaked with a rum syrup.

Word History and Origins

Origin of savarin¹

1875–80; < French, named after Anthelme Brillat- Savarin (died 1826), French politician and gourmet

Example Sentences

He baked from the floor; a yogi practising shivasana while checking on his savarins.

From The Guardian

But where once it would have been a list of tarts and mille-feuille, of savarins and delices, of things requiring proper pastry work, now there are just unstable creamy things on a plate.

From The Guardian

Each polished piece, be it a 19th-century French savarin mold or British chocolate-pouring pot, would be the pride of any kitchen.

From New York Times

Let the savarins absorb enough of the hot syrup to be well moistened, but not so much as to lose their firmness.

From Project Gutenberg

Those who prefer to appreciate nature from indoors can sample Palate’s rotating roster of locally sourced dishes like pan-roasted blue eye trevalla with shaved cuttlefish, and savarin of sugar-cured ocean trout and avocado.

From New York Times