A moorkop is a pastry consisting of a
profiterole
A profiterole (), cream puff (US), or ''chou à la crème'' () is a filled French and Italian choux pastry ball with a typically sweet and moist filling of whipped cream, custard, pastry cream, or ice cream. The puffs may be decorated or left pl ...
(cream puff) filled with
whipped cream
Whipped cream is liquid heavy cream that is whipped by a whisk or mixer until it is light and fluffy and holds its shape, or by the expansion of dissolved gas, forming a firm colloid. It is often sweetened, typically with white sugar, and ...
. The top of the profiterole is glazed with white or
dark chocolate. Often there is whipped cream on the top, with a slice of
tangerine
The tangerine is a type of citrus fruit that is orange in color. Its scientific name varies. It has been treated as a separate species under the name ''Citrus tangerina'' or ''Citrus'' × ''tangerina'', or treated as a variety of ''Citrus retic ...
or a piece of pineapple.
See also
*
List of choux pastry dishes
This is a list of choux pastry dishes. Choux pastry, or ''pâte à choux,'' is a light pastry dough that contains only butter, water, flour and eggs. The high moisture content of the dough causes it to produce steam when cooked, which puffs the p ...
*
List of pastries
This is a list of pastry, pastries, which are small buns made using a stiff dough enriched with fat. Some dishes, such as pies, are made of a pastry casing that covers or completely contains a filling of various sweetness, sweet or Umami, savory i ...
*
External links
Dutch pastries
German pastries
Culture of North Brabant
's-Hertogenbosch
Choux pastry
{{dessert-stub