custard
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Further along the table, a three-tiered honey cake sits near a wholemeal plum cake with spiced icing, while a Swedish princess cake draws gasps of admiration with its dome of sponge, jam, custard and marzipan.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Staff at the Hawthorne animal shelter named the pup Flan after the creamy baked custard dessert, due to his light brown coat, said a spcaLA representative on New Year’s Eve.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
Dollops of apple butter melt into the warm custard during baking, creating pockets of spiced fruit that taste like fall condensed into a single slice.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025
"I want to demonstrate that I can make serious points by flinging a custard pie around the stage for a couple of hours," the Czech-born Stoppard said in a 1970s interview.
From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025
Carmine smells as lovely as a custard, the solid weight of him so comforting it makes me teary.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
Vocabulary lists containing custard
Pie Chart: Dessert Words
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The Night Diary
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