Doberge cake

doberge cake English thumb|Slice revealing the layers of a Doberge cake Alternative forms en doberge cake Etymology The cake and its name are Frenchifications by New Orleans baker en Beulah Levy Ledner 1 of the Dobos torte, named for its creator, en hu Dobos József Dobos. Pronunciation en /ˈdoʊbɑʃ/ /ˈdoʊbæʃ/ /ˈdoʊbæʒ/ GA Noun ~ Doberge cake 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. en doberge en Belinda Alexandra Ruby Southern Ruby Sydney, N.S.W. HarperCollinsPublishers 2016 28 https://archive.org/details/southernruby0000alex/page/28/mode/1up 978 0 7322 9644 5 Lord, my Aunt Elva was evil and I wished her dead! But I smiled sweetly instead and offered her another piece of Doberge cake. Related terms Dobos torte Further reading en 2017-03-02 James Steen The 50 Greatest Dishes of the World Icon Books 9781785781742 In New Orleans Memories: One Writer's City, Caroyln Kolb writes: 'The first change Mrs Ledner made was in the name - "dobos" doesn't sound very French, and knowing that Orleanians loved their French pastries, she clever settled on "doberge" - which sounds about the same.' The doberge cakes are usually chocolate or lemon flavoured, and covered in buttercream, followed by a coating of icing. en Cakes and pastries