On Sat 05 Jul 2008 02:00:09p, Michael "Dog3" told us...

> hahabogus >
> : in rec.food.cooking
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>> I'm going out for dinner this evening. And would like to bring
>> dessert. And have the name of a well recommended bakery, which bakes
>> from scratch. I'm not sure which torte to purchase...The St Benard or
>> the Black Forest...Supposedly the St benard is a chocolate torte with
>> chocolate whipped cream between layers and rum is involved also. The
>> cream is real whipped cream. But I would like more info if at all
>> possible, as I've never run across a St Benard torte before.
>
> Is it a Black Forest torte or cake? I have not had a St. Bernard
anything
> but I can vouch for both the Black Forest cake AND torte. Either one of
> those will be delicious. What is the dinner? If it's casual do a cake.
If
> it's formal the torte is always awesome. IIRC the St. Bernard has rum in
> it, no?
>
> Michael
>
>
>

Authentically, it's a torte, hence its German name, Schwarzwälder
Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cherry Torte).

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