Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
Black Forest cake
noun · first attested 20th century
The cake is named for a German upland, through its cherry spirit.
A chocolate and cherry cake with kirsch.
48.3000°N 8.1500°E · Q4204
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- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Black Forest
- In English
Black Forest cake
The name points to Schwarzwalder Kirschwasser, the cherry brandy of the Black Forest, rather than to the forest itself.
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