Sachertorte
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A torte made of butter, eggs, confectioners' sugar, toasted breadcrumbs, spices, and chocolate, which is baked in layers, put together with apricot jam and finally frosted with chocolate. countable, uncountable
"The performance was sold out, and Sachertorte—enriched with plenty of cocoa, with apricot jam spread lavishly beneath the chocolate icing—was to be served during intermission."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Sachertorte. alt-of, countable, uncountable
"Aida is a pastry shop chain with 20-odd branches around the city serving the best coffee and the finest cakes in town. Forget the sachertortes, there’s so much more on offer!"
Example
More examples"The performance was sold out, and Sachertorte—enriched with plenty of cocoa, with apricot jam spread lavishly beneath the chocolate icing—was to be served during intermission."
Etymology
From German Sachertorte, from Sacher + Torte (“tart, round cake”). By surface analysis, Sacher + torte. Named after Austrian confectioner Franz Sacher (1816–1907), who invented it in 1832.
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