Esterházy torte

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Etymology

Probably named after Pál Antal Esterházy de Galántha (1786–1866), a member of the Hungarian Esterházy family.

Noun

Esterházy torte (countable and uncountable, plural Esterházy tortes)

  1. A Hungarian cake consisting of chocolate buttercream sandwiched between four or five layers of sponge cake.
    • 2024, Milica Prokić, Hrvoje Petrić, “Nature(s) of Power: Environment, Politics and Prestige on Brijuni Islands in the Twentieth Century”, in Milica Prokić, Pavla Šimková, editors, Entire of Itself? Towards an Environmental History of Islands, Winwick, Cambridgeshire: The White Horse Press, →DOI, →ISBN, part I (Islands of Conservation), page 51:
      With their past as layered as a slice of Esterházy torte, to researchers Brijuni are irresistible – if at times a bit rich. Embodying two archetypes from the island lore: that of the enchanting paradise, and that of an elite private haven, they are iconic.

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