what is the difference between a cake and a torte?
CIA teaches nuts and lower profile than a cake = a torte. What say ye, Sir? Evil Ronnie Permalink | Reply Evil Ronnie Jan 05, 2004 11:57AM • re: Evil Ronnie Sir Ronnie, you may be evil but your tenacity is admirable; I salute your determination to win this battle no matter what 😀 That definition is correct, that’s how the word “torte” is used in the English language. A Sachertorte is not a true torte, as it doesn’t have nuts. It is called a torte because it is only known under its German name – for some reason, it doesn’t get translated as “the Sacher cake”, though that would be an appropriate translation. The German word for a layered cake is simply “Torte” – whether it has nuts in it or not, but that’s not true of the English use of the word. For the last time, a classic Sachertorte has no nuts, American chefs’ creativity notwithstanding. Enclosed is the definition and recipe from the Larousse Gastronomique, which refers to Sachertorte as “a sort of chocolate Savoy sponge cake.” Lin
