Prinzregententorte

01 / ABOUT THE DISH

About the dish

A Bavarian specialty dessert called prinzregententorte is a smooth, chocolate-covered layer cake with a chocolate buttercream filling. The cake is comprised of thin cake layers that are smeared with chocolate buttercream and then finished off with a satin-like chocolate coating. It is sometimes enhanced with apricot or raspberry preserves and is usually adorned with whipped cream or chocolate cream and chocolate shavings on top. Originally, the cake had eight layers which represented the eight districts of Bavaria, but since there are only seven Bavarian districts today, the cake nowadays typically features seven layers. Prinzergententorte was created in honor of Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, who later became Prince Regent, thus the name of the cake. A piece of this authentic German dessert can be savored in numerous cake shops found throughout the region.