Doberge cake en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdoʊbæʒ/ (General-American)
- /ˈdoʊbɑʃ/ (General-American)
- /ˈdoʊbæʃ/ (General-American)
Etymology
The cake and its name are Frenchifications by New Orleans baker Beulah Levy Ledner of the Dobos torte, named for its creator, Hungarian József Dobos.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A dessert made of alternate layers of cake and pudding, often half chocolate and half lemon, and covered with a fondant shell or poured glaze.
Lord, my Aunt Elva was evil and I wished her dead! But I smiled sweetly instead and offered her another piece of Doberge cake.
2016, Belinda Alexandra, “Ruby”, in Southern Ruby, Sydney, N.S.W.: HarperCollinsPublishers, →ISBN, page 28:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| doberge cake | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Doberge cakes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |