Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rich cake made with many eggs and little flour and usually containing chopped nuts.
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- noun A rich, dense
cake , typically made with many eggs and relatively little flour (as opposed to asponge cake orgâteau ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This torte is a combination of chocolate, ground almonds/amarettis, eggs, sugar and butter.
TWD: 15 MINUTE MAGIC CHOCOLATE AMARETTI TORTE Melissa 2009
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This torte is a combination of chocolate, ground almonds/amarettis, eggs, sugar and butter.
Archive 2009-04-01 Melissa 2009
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While browsing through your archives I came across this interesting question and in case you haven't found a definite answer yet: In German-speaking countries, a torte is a multi-layered cake with some sort of creamy filling.
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The term torte is used primarily to define round cakes, with a large amount of ground nuts to replace the flour.
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The term torte is used primarily to define round cakes, with a large amount of ground nuts to replace the flour.
Archive 2006-02-01 2006
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Hmmm, well I think that 'torte' is used in the title because the cake is one layer and it does not rise as much as a plain cake.
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Hmmm, well I think that 'torte' is used in the title because the cake is one layer and it does not rise as much as a plain cake.
Archive 2006-02-01 2006
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Well, they sorta do, but "torte" is only a weak approximation.
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A torte is a type of rich cake that is made with little or no flour, instead replacing it with ground nuts or something similar.
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This torte is not the flourless variety, but it does use ground almonds (or almond meal) in with the flour.
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