Black Forest gâteau

• Black Forest gateau, black forest gateau, black forest gâteau

Various theories have been proposed:

• Named after the Kirschwasser flavouring that originated in the Black Forest region of southwestern Germany.
• The black chocolate rasps topping resembles a black forst, like the Black Forest.
• A potential predecessor of this cake named Schwarzwaldtorte could have been originated in Switzerland and not in the Black Forest region.
• Inspired by the traditional costume of the women of the Black Forest region, with a characteristic hat with big, red pom-poms on top, called Bollenhut.

Black Forest gâteau (countable and uncountable, plural Black Forest gâteaux or Black Forest gâteaus)

1. A type of gâteau consisting of a rich chocolate sponge cake topped with cream and cherries.

   Synonym: Black Forest cake

   Hypernym: chocolate cake

   Hyponym: Black Forest trifle

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