Cream Puff on a Plate Porcelain Limoges Box

A cream puff rests on its own little plate, light pastry filled with cream and ready for dessert. This porcelain Limoges box was hand-painted in Limoges, France, a sweet treat that will never go stale.

Fresh From the Patisserie

The cream puff, or chou a la creme, is a French pastry classic made from choux dough that puffs up hollow in the oven. Filled with cream and dusted or glazed, it is one of the simplest pleasures of a French bakery case. The pastry and plate here are painted by hand, so each one carries small variations.

Dessert Cart Companions

• Hand-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
• Joins cake, pie and teacup subjects
• Fits a dessert, bakery or French food collection

For the Sweet Tooth

Give it to a pastry chef, a baker who just opened a shop, a bridal shower host, or the friend who always orders dessert first. It also suits a birthday for someone who would rather have pastry than cake. Set it on a kitchen shelf, a tea cart, or a dining room hutch among the dessert plates.