blitz torte

From German Blitz (“lightning”) + torte.

blitz torte (countable and uncountable, plural blitz tortes or blitz torten)

1. A cake with five layers: two layers of sponge, two layers of meringue, and cream filling, which can be made with the same effort as a two-layer cake.
   • 1944 February 2, Katherine Kitchen, “Favorite Recipes: A Sweet Little Blitz!”, in The Sacramento Bee, volume 173, number 28,188, Sacramento, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 13, column 4:

     Yes—there are blitz’ and blitz torten—and when they are blitz torten they are sweet! Everyone who has ever eaten a torte loves it. It is tops in the dessert field. Our blitz torte recipe is the basic torte recipe—and from it you can make various torten.

   • 1973 July, “Towering Torte: A Tempting Dessert Delicacy”, in Ebony, volume 28, number 9, page 126:

     For layers of goodness, try any of the above rich tortes for late-evening entertaining: strawberry blitz torte, lemon schaum torte, sour cream chocolate torte, poppy seed torte, chocolate-rum butter cream torte, and quick candy bar torte.

   • 2018, Jessie Sheehan, The Vintage Baker, page 110:

     Allow me to introduce you to the blitz torte: a two-layer cake in which cake batter is covered in glossy, soft meringue, and baked.

   • 2020, The Complete Cook's Country TV Show Cookbook, page 640:

     The beauty of blitz torte is that you get five impressive layers — cake, meringue, fruit-and-cream filling, more cake, and more meringue—for about the same amount of work as a two-layer cake.