[tawrt; Ger. tawr-tuh] 
[tawrts] , German. tor⋅ten [tawr-tn] . | a rich cake, esp. one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs. |
| torte (tôrt, tôr'tə) n. A rich cake made with many eggs and little flour and usually containing chopped nuts. [German, perhaps from Italian torta, cake, tart, from Late Latin torta, a kind of bread.] |