Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte.

Noun

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte

  1. Black Forest gâteau
    • 2017, Nanna Goul, Erle perle, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:
      En tjener med mørkt, halvlangt hår og fortænder af guld dukkede op med enorme stykker Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte og kaffe.
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    • 2015, Jytte Flamsholt Christensen, Turen går til Sydtyskland, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:
      Et skønt sted for kaffe og kage – helst en Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte – enten i skyggen under træerne udenfor eller indendøre ved de solide caféborde, ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

German

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte

Alternative forms

  • Schwarzwäldertorte

Etymology

Schwarzwald (Black Forest) + Kirsche (cherry) + Torte (cake/gâteau). While not directly named after the Black Forest there are various explanations for its name:

  • from the chocolate cover resembling a dark forest
  • from the ingredient Kirschwasser (kirsch), typical of the region
  • from its resemblance to the headdress Bollenhut
  • from Schwarzwaldtorte, an earlier Swiss cake

Pronunciation

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Noun

Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte f (genitive Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, plural Schwarzwälder Kirschtorten)

  1. Black Forest cake, Black Forest gâteau

Declension

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