Carac

Carac is a small Swiss pastry prepared with shortbread pie crust, chocolate, cream, and green icing. It is especially popular in the French part of the country. Even though most of these pastries are prepared in smaller sizes, they can also be enlarged for festive events and gatherings, when they are served sliced, just like regular pies or cakes. The origin of carac is still quite murky, but it is known that the pastry was available in the early 20th century, while the name carac is phonetically linked to caraque, referring to a type of cocoa of high quality.