The cake is not only subpar tastewise, it’s also attached to absurd cultlike traditions such as “kiss the nearest boy or girl.” It’s never as whimsical as you’d think: if your knife pulls out dirty, ...

No, not tart, torte. This word is a general term for cake in Spanish, Italian, and German, but does it really refer to traditional cake as we know it in the United States? While the two are ...

In both Italy and Hungary, the word "torta" simply means "cake," while "torte" is a German word with the same meaning. What it boils (or bakes) down to is that if a recipe comes from a country ...