prinzregententorte

English

Etymology

German Prinzregententorte, literally "prince regent's cake", after Prince Regent Luitpold.

Noun

prinzregententorte (uncountable)

1. A Bavarian torte having thin layers of sponge cake separated by chocolate buttercream, topped with apricot jam and covered in a dark chocolate glaze.
   • 2015, Clémentine Beauvais, The Royal Bake Off:

     'I am an expert of apfelstrudel, pretzels and prinzregententorte!'

   • 2015, Pamela Schoenewaldt, Under the Same Blue Sky:

     We toasted my future with schnapps and prinzregententorte, the chocolate cake that my father claimed could bring back the dead.

   • 2016, Tom Cronin, Smoke and Mirrors:

     For dessert we will have the prinzregententorte with the ground coffee. Also a bottle of white house wine to go with the meal.