savarin
noun
sav·a·rin ˈsa-və-rən 
: a rich yeast cake baked in a ring mold and soaked in a rum or kirsch syrup
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Spongy, creamy, fruity, boozy, the tiny savarin covers most all of the dessert food groups. 
New York Times, 17 Dec. 2021 Hermine has been challenging herself as a baker since constructing her first solo savarin cake at the tender age of 8. Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 1 Oct. 2020 Furthermore, his white is made with a vegetable gum from TIC gums whereas mine was made with agar agar fromTexturas and in the shape of a savarin. Mark Mcclusky, WIRED, 29 May 2007 Dessert tables were set with crème caramel, baba savarin, pastries, and meringues by the time guests were on their feet dancing to DJ sets by Siobhan Bell, Valentine Fillol-Cordier, and Slick Woods. Camila Hennessy, Vogue, 3 July 2017
New York Times, 17 Dec. 2021 Hermine has been challenging herself as a baker since constructing her first solo savarin cake at the tender age of 8. Andrea Park, Marie Claire, 1 Oct. 2020 Furthermore, his white is made with a vegetable gum from TIC gums whereas mine was made with agar agar fromTexturas and in the shape of a savarin. Mark Mcclusky, WIRED, 29 May 2007 Dessert tables were set with crème caramel, baba savarin, pastries, and meringues by the time guests were on their feet dancing to DJ sets by Siobhan Bell, Valentine Fillol-Cordier, and Slick Woods. Camila Hennessy, Vogue, 3 July 2017 Word History
Etymology
French, from Anthelme Brillat-Savarin †1826 French politician, writer, and gourmet
First Known Use
1852, in the meaning defined above