marsipantårta

Swedish

A princess cake with a green marzipan cover.

Alternative forms

• Archaic: marzipan-tårta
• Humorous: massipantåta

Etymology

Compound of marsipan (“marzipan”) +‎ tårta (“cake”). Attested since 1886.

Noun

marsipantårta c

1. a marzipan cake; any cake that is covered by or containing marzipan
   • 1886, Nordisk Familjebok‎^[1], volume 10:

     Vanligen förekommer marzipan-tårtan dekorerad med relieffigurer, formade af samma deg.

     Usually the marzipan cake is decorated with relief figures, shaped from the same dough.

References

• marsipantårta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)