Madeleine
📍 Lorraine
Shell-shaped sponge cake with a signature little bump.
About Madeleine
A light brown-butter sponge is baked in scallop-shell moulds, rising into a characteristic hump, and is best eaten the same day while still tender. Proust made it the most literary cake in the world.
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