Does any1 know facts and/or history of German Black Forest Cake?

Question

I made a German Black Forest Cake and I need the history or facts of it. It is for German Finals.

Answer 1

I agree with "please help", but just wanted to add the information that "Torte" is not the German word for cake. We have two different types of what americans would, I guess, call cake. A cake = Kuchen in Germany is usually something simple, like a yeast dough with fruit on top, or just normal dough, sometimes with fruit or chocolate chips in it. A cake = Torte is made of the same kind of normal dough, but usually gets layered and filled with fruit, jam, whipped cream, buttercream... And will also have decorations on it. To make a "Torte" is much more work than simply making a cake.

I know its off the topic, but I just wanted to clear that up.

Congratulations on making a Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte, though. It is a tough "Torte" to get into staying in form, what with all the layers of cream and cherries. Thumbs up!

Answer 2

Here's a website that gives the history:

http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/C...

Answer 3

See this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarzw%C3...

Here is the history but it is in German, but I believe that will not be a problem for it is for your German course.

http://www.tortenideen.de/rezepte/

Greetings from Hamburg, Germany

Heinz

Answer 4

Called Schwarzwälderkirschtorte in German, which means Black Forest Cherry Torte (torte is the German word for cake). It is a chocolate layer cake with Kirsch, whipped cream, sour cherries and chocolate curls.

16th Century - The origin of this cake in unknown, but historians believes it originated in the late 16th century in the Black Forest Region (Der Schwarzwald in German) located in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

The name, Schwarzwald, evokes darkness and mystery coming from the romantic German concept of Waldeinsamkeit or forest-loneliness.

This region is known for its sour cherries and Kirsch or Kirschwasser (a double distilled, clear cherry brandy made from the sour Morello cherry). Combine these cherries with the German’s love of chocolate, and you have this wonderful chocolate confection with cream and cherries.