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Also known as a "Jizz Bomb", a '''cream pie''' is a type of [[pie]] typically made of usually firmer versions of dessert-style [[puddings]]. |
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The filling is usually a rich [[custard]] made with flour and/or cornflour, eggs and milk. {{Fact|date=June 2008}} This custard is clearly related to the French [[crème patissière]] {{Fact|date=June 2008}} which is used as a filling for various French cakes and [[tart]]s. Crème patissière is the usual filling for the traditional French birthday cake, ''Gâteau St Honoré'', {{Fact|date=June 2008}} which consists of a ring of custard-filled [[cream puff]]s on a sweet [[biscuit]] (American: cookie) base, the centre filled with more custard. |
The filling is usually a rich [[custard]] made with flour and/or cornflour, eggs and milk. {{Fact|date=June 2008}} This custard is clearly related to the French [[crème patissière]] {{Fact|date=June 2008}} which is used as a filling for various French cakes and [[tart]]s. Crème patissière is the usual filling for the traditional French birthday cake, ''Gâteau St Honoré'', {{Fact|date=June 2008}} which consists of a ring of custard-filled [[cream puff]]s on a sweet [[biscuit]] (American: cookie) base, the centre filled with more custard. |
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Also known as a "Jizz Bomb", a cream pie is a type of pie typically made of usually firmer versions of dessert-style puddings.
The filling is usually a rich custard made with flour and/or cornflour, eggs and milk. [citation needed] This custard is clearly related to the French crème patissière [citation needed] which is used as a filling for various French cakes and tarts. Crème patissière is the usual filling for the traditional French birthday cake, Gâteau St Honoré, [citation needed] which consists of a ring of custard-filled cream puffs on a sweet biscuit (American: cookie) base, the centre filled with more custard.
Dessert-style cream pies can come in many varieties, and can be flavored with a multitude of ingredients, such as vanilla, lemon, lime, banana, coconut, or chocolate.
Cream pies as a cultural object
Cream pies are often associated with clowns, who use them as a gimmick in routines. When used for show business purposes, cream pies are generally mock-up pies made from shaving cream, which resembles whipped cream on film.
Some political activists have recently adopted the cream pie as a weapon of protest, to be thrown into the face of one's unsuspecting opponent. Pieing is generally done in a very conspicuous, public manner, so that the opponent is seen (and perhaps filmed or photographed) looking ridiculous.