Course | Dessert |
---|---|
Place of origin | Europe |
Region or state | Austria-Hungary |
Main ingredients | Puff pastry, chantilly and custard cream |
Variations | Kremna rezina, Samoborska kremšnita, Zagrebačka kremšnita |
A cremeschnitte (German: Cremeschnitte, Hungarian: krémes, Polish: kremówka, napoleonka, Romanian: cremșnit, cremeș, crempita, Bosnian and Serbian: krempita/кремпита, Croatian: kremšnita,[1] Slovak: krémeš, Slovene: kremna rezina, kremšnita), also known as vanilla slice or custard slice, is a custard and chantilly cream cream cake dessert commonly associated with the former Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. However, its origin is most commonly associated with a city in Slovenia known as Bled where it is called "Blejske kremšnita. This dish remains popular across Central Europe and the Balkans in various variations, all of which include a puff pastry base and custard cream.