blitz torte
blitz torte noun: a cake with five layers: two layers of sponge, two layers of meringue, and cream filling, which can be made with the same effort as a two-layer cake.
Noun
blitz torte (countable and uncountable, plural blitz tortes or blitz torten)
- A cake with five layers: two layers of sponge, two layers of meringue, and cream filling, which can be made with the same effort as a two-layer cake.
- Yes—there are blitz’ and blitz torten—and when they are blitz torten they are sweet! Everyone who has ever eaten a torte loves it. It is tops in the dessert field. Our blitz torte recipe is the basic torte recipe—and from it you can make various torten.1944 February 2, Katherine Kitchen, “Favorite Recipes: A Sweet Little Blitz!”, in The Sacramento Bee, volume 173, number 28,188, Sacramento, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 13, column 4
- For layers of goodness, try any of the above rich tortes for late-evening entertaining: strawberry blitz torte, lemon schaum torte, sour cream chocolate torte, poppy seed torte, chocolate-rum butter cream torte, and quick candy bar torte.1973 July, “Towering Torte: A Tempting Dessert Delicacy”, in Ebony, volume 28, number 9, page 126
Examples of blitz torte in a sentence
- Allow me to introduce you to the blitz torte: a two-layer cake in which cake batter is covered in glossy, soft meringue, and baked.2018, Jessie Sheehan, The Vintage Baker, page 110:
- The beauty of blitz torte is that you get five impressive layers — cake, meringue, fruit-and-cream filling, more cake, and more meringue—for about the same amount of work as a two-layer cake.2020, The Complete Cook's Country TV Show Cookbook, page 640:
Forms of blitz torte
| plural | blitz tortes |
|---|---|
| plural | blitz torten |
Origin of blitz torte
From German Blitz (“lightning”) + torte.
Questions about blitz torte
- What does blitz torte mean?
- Blitz torte means a cake with five layers: two layers of sponge, two layers of meringue, and cream filling, which can be made with the same effort as a two-layer cake.
- How do you use blitz torte in a sentence?
- Allow me to introduce you to the blitz torte: a two-layer cake in which cake batter is covered in glossy, soft meringue, and baked.
- What part of speech is blitz torte?
- Blitz torte is a noun.
- What is the plural of blitz torte?
- The plural of blitz torte is blitz tortes.
Words near blitz torte in the dictionary
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