English translation: ... (coated) in a hearty pyramid cake
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14:13 Sep 13, 2010
German to English translations [PRO] Cooking / Culinary
German term or phrase:herzhafter Baumkuchenmantel
Entry on menu under snacks reads:
Raeucherlachsparfait in herzhaftem Baumkuchenmantel
Oops, sorry szkott. I've now spotted the cake fork. Unfortunately, your link opened up a photo the size of a tennis court on my screen, which obviously misled me to think it was a buffet-sized presentation. I won't be so hasty next time ;-) My apologies.
@Jeux de Mots
if you notice in the picture at the link under "parfait", it is of a tiny individual portion - that is a dessert fork next to a saucer-sized plate. That's why it was confusing to me that you would suggest it was somehow buffet style - I was picturing a thousand tiny plates on the buffet!
Explanation: ... coated in oder einfach nur in, würde ich sagen.
Example sentence(s):
Geeistes Moccaparfait im Baumkuchenmantel und Vanilleschaum - Pyramid cake stuffed with iced mocha parfait and vanilla sauce
Champagnerparfait im Baumkuchenmantel mit gebackenem Schokoladentrüffel - Parfait of champagne coated with pyramid cake garnished with a baked chocolate truffel
Explanation: As cake is sweet (as aopposed to savoury), I would use tasty here.
Example sentence(s):
... with a coating of tasty tree-cake.
phillee Local time: 23:39 Native speaker of: English
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in savory Baumkuchen (cake)
Explanation: I think Baumkuchen shouldn't be transalted, since it is also in English. It's like translating "parfait", in my opinion. You could add "cake", if you think it won't be understood on its own, i.e. "Baumkuchen cake".
I think "savory" is also accurate here.
Savory or savoury, depending on your audience.
And much like "salmon in puff pastry", it should be "smoked salmon parfait in savory Baumkuchen (cake)", in my opinion.
Example sentence(s):
Traditionally, Baumkuchen is made on a spit by brushing on even layers of batter and then rotating the spit around a heat source.
Explanation: Admittedly, this is a hard one but maybe this is an imaginative solution that may fit.
As this is served as a snack or light dish, I think it would look more like the photos supplied by writeaway (a plated dish) than by szkott (perhaps on a buffet). In my opinion, the 'mantel' forms a jacket around all of the parfait, or just around the edges. The fact that it is a Baumkuchenmantel would imply that this is striped, due to the technique of cooking the Baumkuchen in layers to provide the 'ringed' appearance , a little like a cross-sectional tree trunk (which is where the name of the cake originated).
The fact that it is herzhaft would imply that the jacket is savoury as opposed to sweet. IMO, it is there simply to reassure diners that they are going to get a slightly different version of the traditionally sweet cake. I am not sure that you need to add savoury if you are not mentioning Baumkuchen because it wouldn't cross anyones mind that the jacket could be anything other than savoury.
Due to the fact that Baumkuchen, pyramid cake or tree cake mean absolutely nothing to the average English-speaking diner, I feel that none of these portray the idea of what the diner is going to eat when he orders this. So why not opt for something that portrays the right idea, sounds a little bit dressy (sorry, no pun intended) and retains an element of mystery? Smoked salmon parfait in a pin-striped jacket certainly sounds appetising to me ;-)
Jeux de Mots Germany Local time: 00:39 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 44
Reference information: Baumkuchen is a kind of layered cake. It is a traditional dessert in many countries throughout Europe and is also a popular snack and dessert in Japan. The characteristic golden rings that appear when sliced give the cake its German name, Baumkuchen, which literally translates to "tree cake" or "log cake".[1] Although its European origins are disputed, the cake preparation traces its roots back to Ancient Greece where cake batter was poured in layers on to tree logs and cooked over an open fire.[1] It is also known as the "King of Cakes."[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baumkuchen
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