The Saint Honoré cake was invented some time after his death to honor the cultural icon This version uses chouquettes with crunchy pearl sugar for a pleasing twist on the texture and aesthetic Leave it to the French, whose reverence of God could only be matched by their love of bread and pastry, to name Honoratus the Patron Saint of Bakers The Gâteau St Honoré is named after the French patron saint of bakers and pastry chefs, St Honoré or Honoratus the Bishop of Amiens The first records date back to the 19th century stating it was first made by a pâtissier named Chiboust (for you foodies out there the traditional filling is a Chiboust cream so this is where the name came from!) The classic recipe as Gateau St Honore is a cake that has history behind as well – it wears the name of Saint Honore, the patron of the French patissiers and the recipe itself it ias said to be almost 2 centuries old, although the St Honore as we know it today is
Recipe Saint Honore Road To Pastry