"Dobos torte" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Dobos tortes [plural], Dobos torten [plural]
Etymology: Named after its inventor, Hungarian confectioner József C. Dobos. Head templates: {{en-noun|~|+|Dobos torten}} Dobos torte (countable and uncountable, plural Dobos tortes or Dobos torten)
  1. A Hungarian sponge cake layered with chocolate buttercream and topped with caramel. Wikipedia link: Café Gerbeaud, Dobos torte Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: Doberge cake, Esterházy torte Translations (Hungarian sponge cake): dobostorta (Hungarian)

Inflected forms

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