savarin
noun
sav·a·rin
ˈsa-və-rən 
: a rich yeast cake baked in a ring mold and soaked in a rum or kirsch syrup
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Spongy, creamy, fruity, boozy, the tiny savarin covers most all of the dessert food groups.
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New York Times, 17 Dec. 2021
Hermine has been challenging herself as a baker since constructing her first solo savarin cake at the tender age of 8.
—Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 1 Oct. 2020
Dessert tables were set with crème caramel, baba savarin, pastries, and meringues by the time guests were on their feet dancing to DJ sets by Siobhan Bell, Valentine Fillol-Cordier, and Slick Woods.
—Camila Hennessy, Vogue, 3 July 2017
Furthermore, his white is made with a vegetable gum from TIC gums whereas mine was made with agar agar from
Texturas and in the shape of a savarin.
—Mark McClusky, WIRED, 29 May 2007
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New York Times, 17 Dec. 2021
Hermine has been challenging herself as a baker since constructing her first solo savarin cake at the tender age of 8.
—Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 1 Oct. 2020
Dessert tables were set with crème caramel, baba savarin, pastries, and meringues by the time guests were on their feet dancing to DJ sets by Siobhan Bell, Valentine Fillol-Cordier, and Slick Woods.
—Camila Hennessy, Vogue, 3 July 2017
Furthermore, his white is made with a vegetable gum from TIC gums whereas mine was made with agar agar from
Texturas and in the shape of a savarin.
—Mark McClusky, WIRED, 29 May 2007
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“Savarin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/savarin. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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