doberge cake
/ˈdoʊbɑʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Lord, my Aunt Elva was evil and I wished her dead! But I smiled sweetly instead and offered her another piece of Doberge cake."
- "Beulah Ledner began making doberge cake in New Orleans during the Depression to supplement her income. Ledner replaced the buttercream filling in the original with a custard one, and used fondant[…]"
- "In a city that thrives on celebrations, New Orleans boasts its own birthday cake, the extravagant doberge cake. Doberge is a multilayered round sponge or butter cake filled with a kettle-cooked custard and[…]"
Etymology
The cake and its name are Frenchifications by New Orleans baker Beulah Levy Ledner of the Dobos torte, named for its creator, Hungarian József Dobos.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdoʊbɑʃ/