In Germany, cake is generally called Kuchen (pronounced koo-khun), which refers to a wide variety of sweet desserts, often baked in a loaf, sheet, or bundt pan. A more elaborate, layered, or cream-filled cake, such as a Black Forest cake, is referred to as a Torte. Both are staples of the traditional German Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cake) afternoon culture.
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Kuchen (German pronunciation: [ˈkuːxən]), the German word for cake, is used in other languages as the name for several different types of savory or sweet desserts, pastries, and gateaux.
What is Baumkuchen? Baumkuchen is often referred to as the ``king of cakes'' in Germany. It's a traditional German tree cake made of thin layers of batter, baked one on top of the other, so that when it's sliced, it looks like the rings of a tree. It's every bit magical and completely show-stopping.
Black Forest Cake is perhaps Germany's most well-known and most-loved cake. It consists of a chocolate cake with a filling of fresh cream and cherries soaked in Kirschwasser—a clear cherry schnapps—and decorated with cream, chocolate shavings, and cherries.
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What do Germans call dessert?
In our house, Nachtisch was almost as crucial as Abendessen, Dinner, and warmes Mittagsessen, a warm Midday Meal in Germany. At least it was for us kids. What is Nachtisch? Nachtisch means “after table”, so Nachtisch is dessert!
The word torte is indeed European: In many Indo-European languages, the word for cake is some variant on "torte": torte (German), or torta (Spanish/Italian). But, as Erin explained to me, in both Italian and German, "the word [torte/torta] is pretty general, just like cake is in English."
On a restaurant menu, you're more likely to see the terms "Vorspeise/Vorsuppe" and "Nachspeise." Colloquially, the term "Nachtisch" is used. There is also the commonly used word " Dessert ". "Zum Nachtisch habe ich Götterspeise gemacht". Regional.
There are countless times a native speaker might use bitte in German conversations! As a note, any of the sentences above are still grammatically correct when you remove the word "bitte." They just become less polite. So, when in doubt, stick to polite etiquette and use bitte in German.
East German: either from a Germanized short form of an Old Slavic personal name or perhaps a habitational name from any of the places in eastern Germany called Guhle(n), Guhlau, or Guhlow. South German and Swiss German: perhaps a nickname from late Middle High German gūl 'bad horse' also 'monster'.
Popular German slang for "darling" includes the universal Schatz (treasure), the classic Liebling (darling/favorite), and cute animal-based terms like Maus (mouse) or Hase (bunny); other options are Süßer/Süße (sweetie/sweet one) and Schnucki (sweetie-pie), used for both partners and sometimes close friends or children.
If so, you probably learned that "gâteau" (or "gâteaux" in plural) means "cake." But here's a tasty bit of food history -- while the French use "gâteau" for any sort of cake, in English, this elegant word is saved for something extra special.
There are kinds like devils food, and standard birthday cakes which are all the same except whether it's chocolate (devils food) or vanilla. Angel food is a sponge type cake, and then there's pound cake which is a heavier, and denser cake. In Great Britain, they're all called sponge.
