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Meaning of Doberge cake | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈdoʊbɑʃ/

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Doberge cake.
    alt-of, countable, uncountable
  2. A dessert made of alternate layers of cake and pudding, often half chocolate and half lemon, and covered with a fondant shell or poured glaze.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“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[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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