Definition of "torte" [torte]

• A rich cake made with many eggs and little flour and usually containing chopped nuts. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "This torte is a combination of chocolate, ground almonds/amarettis, eggs, sugar and butter."
• "The term torte is used primarily to define round cakes, with a large amount of ground nuts to replace the flour."
• "While browsing through your archives I came across this interesting question and in case you haven't found a definite answer yet: In German-speaking countries, a torte is a multi-layered cake with some sort of creamy filling."