Black Forest gâteau
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See also: Black Forest gateau
English
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Etymology
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.
Noun
Black Forest gâteau (countable and uncountable, plural Black Forest gâteaux or Black Forest gâteaus)
- 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
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Black Forest gâteau.
Translations
type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany