ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Alexandertorte

Okay kiddo, an Alexander Torte is a kind of cake that is really fancy and delicious! It's made up of lots of thin cake layers that are filled with yummy things like custard or buttercream. And to make it look really pretty, it's often covered in marzipan, which is like a sweet almond paste that's moldable like Play-Doh.

The Alexander Torte is named after a famous general named Alexander the Great, who lived a long, long time ago in Ancient Greece. He was really good at leading armies and conquering other lands, but I'm not sure what that has to do with cake... Anyway, the Alexander Torte was invented in Austria, which is a country in Europe, by a really talented pastry chef named Alexander, who wanted to make something special for his customers.

So that's the story of the Alexander Torte! It's a fancy cake with lots of layers and delicious filling, covered in sweet almond paste, and named after a famous general from Ancient Greece. Yum!