Budapest Swirls

Budapest Swirls are a good example of a pastry transformed into a plated dessert by the addition of a sauce and garnish. In a European pastry shop, they would more typically be offered like the selections in the Individual Pastries chapter—eaten as is with your fingers, or served on a plate to enjoy with coffee. Although the filled roulade is not a good keeper, the baked sheet before it is filled can be kept, well wrapped, in a cool place for several days. If the sheet becomes too hard to r