Torte

Not to be confused with tart, tort, or torta.

Torte

A serving of Sachertorte at the Hotel Sacher, Vienna
Type	Cake
Main ingredients	Cake base Filling: buttercream, mousse, jam, or fruits
Media: Torte

A torte (/ˈtɔːrt/;^[1] from German: Torte (German pronunciation: [ˈtɔrtə]), in turn from Latin via Italian: torta) is a rich, usually multilayered, cake that is filled with whipped cream, buttercreams, mousses, jams, or fruit.^[2]

Tortes are commonly baked in a springform pan. Sponge cake is a common base, but a torte's cake layers may instead be made with little to no flour, using ingredients such as ground nuts or breadcrumbs. Ordinarily, the cooled torte is glazed and garnished.

Well-known European tortes

• Dobos torte
• Sachertorte
• Esterházy torte
• Kyiv torte
• Linzer torte
• Swiss roll
• Napoleon torte
• Gâteau Pithiviers
• Princess cake
• Prinzregententorte
• Runeberg torte
• Tarta de Santiago
• Black Forest Gateau
• Smörgåstårta
• St. Honoré cake

See also

• Torta

References

1. "Torte". Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary Online. Retrieved June 23, 2007.
2. "torte". easteuropeanfood.about.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2011.