A Duo of Cream Puffs

A duo of cream puffs, lemon, and espresso fillings, with a frilly skirt of filo garnish for the top puff, divided horizontally by a cocoa tuile with a powdered sugar edge, sauced with lemon curd sauce. Espresso and lemon have been inextricably linked, but Italians who earn the bragging rights to claim that they invented espresso are adamant that serving a cup of espresso with anything other than a bit of sugar is purely an American affectation. They m