Best known by its German name, Alexandertorte[a] (Finnish: aleksanterinleivos, aleksanterintorttu, Latvian: Aleksandra kūka, Aleksandra torte) is a cake that consists of pastry strips filled with raspberry preserves or raspberry jam.
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| Alternative names | Alexander Torte, Aleksander Torte |
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| Type | Pastry |
| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Russian Empire, see Origin |
| Main ingredients | Pastry dough, raspberry preserves |
It is traditionally eaten as a dessert after lunch or dinner, but it can also be served at tea time. It should be made a day or so before it is planned to serve, because the icing must be hard before the cake is cut.[1]
A similar dessert exists in Denmark and is known as hindbærsnitte.[2] In German speaking Europe, the Alexandertorte is made with almonds and wineberries.[3]
Origin
editAccording to Finnish tradition, the dessert has been made since 1818 in memory of Tsar Alexander I of Russia, the first Grand Prince of Finland.[4]
According to Lativan tradition, it was conceived to commemorate a visit of Tsar Alexander III (1881–1894) to Riga,[5] today capital of Latvia.
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ Alternative spellings include Alexander Torte and Aleksander Torte.
References
edit- ^ "Alexandertorte". recipes-kitchen.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Hindbærsnitter (som mormor lavede dem)" (in Danish). Arla Foods. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ Riedl, Christine Charlotte (1852). Lindauer Kochbuch: für guten bürgerlichen und feineren Tisch eingerichtet. Lindau: Stettne. pp. 534–535. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
Alexandertorte.
OCLC Number: 162898099 - ^ "Kestosuosikki aleksanterinleivos sai nimensä Venäjän keisarilta". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ Lauta, Silvena Johana (7 March 2016). Igauņu, latviešu, lietuviešu ēdieni (in Latvian). Riga: Zvaigzne ABC. p. 117. ISBN 978-9934-0-2602-7.
Šīs kūkas recepti radīja par godu cara Aleksandra, kurš bija pazīstams kā liels gardēdis, vizītei Rīgā
External links
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Alexandertorte at the Wikibooks Cookbook subproject
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