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Black Forest cake

type of chocolate cake, traditionally made with "kirschwasser", a brandy made from double distillation of morello cherries
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Black Forest cake

Summary

Black Forest cake has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • Black Forest is named after Black Forest cake[2].
  • Black Forest cake is made of cherry[3].
  • Black Forest cake is made of whipped cream[4].
  • Black Forest cake is made of chocolate cake[5].
  • Black Forest cake is made of kirsch[6].
  • Black Forest cake is a type of chocolate cake[7].
  • Black Forest cake is a type of torte[8].
  • Black Forest cake is a type of sponge cake[9].
  • Black Forest cake's Commons category is recorded as Black Forest cake[10].
  • Black Forest cake's country of origin is recorded as Germany[11].
  • Black Forest cake began on 1930[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include chocolate cake[7], torte[8], and sponge cake[9].

Origins

Black Forest is named after Black Forest cake[2].

Why It Matters

Black Forest cake has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · הנדב הנכון · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Black Forest
    Subclass of → —
    Native label → Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte
    Aliases → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1705]]: Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte"
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