A ring-shaped Paris-Brest pastry, dusted with powdered sugar and filled with a praline cream, sits on a golden board under soft lighting—a classic Paris-Brest cake delight.

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The Paris-Brest Cake - Learn All About It!!

Today we're going to tell you how the Paris-Brest cake, that giant of French pastry, was created.

It also serves as a Birthday Cake.

Although it was initially made in the shape of a laurel wreath, its current form no longer reflects that history.

In 1910, in honor of a bicycle race between Paris-Brest-Paris, Louis Durand, pastry chef at Maison Laffitte, created the famous cake inspired by a bicycle wheel.

The Paris Brest cake, despite being French, has become internationalized and maintains the same success as its original today.

This true delight features Pâte-à-Choux with Praliné Cream (Chocolate with Hazelnut) in its composition.

Would you also like a drink suggestion?
Try an espresso to enhance the flavors of chocolate and hazelnut;
Alright, here you go:

    • If you're with your 'soulmate', pair it with a chilled flute of champagne;
      this is because this cake is warm and that's what summer calls for;
    • If you prefer something less alcoholic, we suggest one of the iced teas
      from our magnificent personalized selection.

Or, why not? A fresh-squeezed juice of the day?!

“Et bon appétit”

Certainly, the perfect pairing will make your experience even more memorable.

A round Paris-Brest pastry with a creamy filling and dusted with powdered sugar sits on a white plate. In the background, pastries are displayed on golden trays, and shelves with black jars are visible.

"GATO" PRAYER

A short prayer from Leila Gato (thank you, dear customer), which, like her, we share with you all.

Repeat with "Gato":
"Our Paris Brest, who art in the Dacquoise window, hallowed be thy name."
Thy plate come, thy will be done, in the dining room as it is at the counter.
Give us this day our daily cake.
And forgive us our caloric excesses, as we forgive those who do not like to eat.
And lead us not into abstemiousness, but deliver us from weight gain.

// Amen //
Leila-Gato
Leila Gato
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