Black Forest gâteau

See also: Black Forest gateau

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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)

  1. 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.

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