Alexandertorte
{{Short description|Dessert of European origin}}
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| alternate_name = Alexander Torte, Aleksander Torte
| country = Russian Empire, see Origin
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| course = Dessert
| type = Pastry
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| main_ingredient = Pastry dough, raspberry preserves
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Best known by its German name, Alexandertorte{{efn|Alternative spellings include Alexander Torte and Aleksander Torte.}} ({{langx|fi|aleksanterinleivos}}, aleksanterintorttu, {{langx|lv|Aleksandra kūka}}, Aleksandra torte) is a cake that consists of pastry strips filled with raspberry preserves or raspberry jam.
It is traditionally eaten as a dessert after lunch or dinner, but it can also be served at tea time. It should be made a day or so before it is planned to serve, because the icing must be hard before the cake is cut.{{cite web|url=http://www.recipes-kitchen.com/alexander-torte-iced-raspberry-filled-pastry-cakes.html |title=Alexandertorte |publisher=recipes-kitchen.com |access-date=17 April 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322205759/http://www.recipes-kitchen.com/alexander-torte-iced-raspberry-filled-pastry-cakes.html |archive-date=March 22, 2012 }}
A similar dessert exists in Denmark and is known as hindbærsnitte.{{Cite web |url=http://www.arla.dk/opskrifter/hindbarsnitter-som-mormor-lavede-dem/ |title=Hindbærsnitter (som mormor lavede dem) |publisher=Arla Foods |language=da |access-date=7 March 2016}} In German speaking Europe, the Alexandertorte is made with almonds and wineberries.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_PmU7AAAAcAAJ | quote=Alexandertorte. | title=Lindauer Kochbuch: für guten bürgerlichen und feineren Tisch eingerichtet | publisher=Lindau: Stettne | date=1852 | access-date=July 10, 2012 | author=Riedl, Christine Charlotte | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_PmU7AAAAcAAJ/page/n547 534]–535}} OCLC Number: 162898099
Origin
According to Finnish tradition, the dessert has been made since 1818 in memory of Alexander I, the first Russian Emperor to rule Finland.{{Cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-5514044|title=Kestosuosikki aleksanterinleivos sai nimensä Venäjän keisarilta|website=Yle Uutiset|language=fi|access-date=2018-11-27}}
According to Lativan tradition, it was conceived to commemorate a visit of Tsar Alexander III (1881–1894) to Riga,{{Cite book |last=Lauta |first=Silvena Johana |author-link=Silvena Rowe |date=7 March 2016 |title=Igauņu, latviešu, lietuviešu ēdieni |location=Riga |publisher=Zvaigzne ABC |page=117 |isbn=978-9934-0-2602-7 |language=lv |quote=Šīs kūkas recepti radīja par godu cara Aleksandra, kurš bija pazīstams kā liels gardēdis, vizītei Rīgā}} today capital of Latvia.
See also
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