TEMPTATION; A Taste Of St.-Tropez St. Tropez! http://www.nytimes.com/keyword/brioche (from yr 2000) Found this....although it says rum spiked, the French would have automatically made a Vanilla custard/cream to start off with! IN the granite grip of winter, the sunny notion of a dessert named St.-Tropez (more widely known as tarte tropezienne) has undeniable appeal. It is an immense round of buttery brioche, dimpled like focaccia, sugared on top and filled with satiny rum-spiked custard. Think of an oversize Boston cream pie with more substance but no chocolate, simple but lavish. In Provence, several traditional desserts are made with brioche. This one is a specialty of St.-Tropez on the French Riviera, but anyone who wants to wear a bikini on the beach may be advised not to indulge too much. Think it's as close as I'm going to get! If this is the one, I have a young friend in the States whose grandmother has had a stroke, I'm sure she could do with the comfort of some of your brownies! This is indeed the dessert... not sure of the name. PJH

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