A custard cream is a type of sandwich biscuit popular in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland filled with a creamy, custard-flavoured centre. Traditionally, the filling was buttercream (which is still used in most home-made recipes) but nowadays cheaper fats have replaced butter in mass-produced biscuits. The filling tastes of vanilla and as such is more akin to the taste of custard made with custard powder than egg custard. It is believed that the custard cream biscuit originated in Britain in 1908.A Brief History of Biscuits and Cakes Local Histories. Retrieved 6 May 2012. Usually, they have an elaborate baroque design stamped onto them, originating in the Victorian era and representing ferns.
