When bread meets cake, you get a savarin

This savarin is a cross between a bread and a cake. Photo: Jane F. Ragavan

Anyone familiar with the man considered the greatest gourmet the world has ever known will recognise the name Savarin in this pastry.

The classic French sponge "cake" leavened with yeast was created by Parisian pâtissier Auguste Julien in 1845 in honour of French politician, lawyer and writer on gastronomy Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin.