Malakoff-Schokolade-Torte

Malakoff-Schokolade-Torte (Malakov Chocolate Torte) is an Austrian cake, made with layers of ladyfingers and cream. The ladyfingers can be home-made or store-bought, and are sometimes replaced with sponge cake, dacquoise, or even choux pastry. The filling between the layers is a custard cream, butter cream, or Bavarian cream. It is then frosted with whipped cream, and often decorated with almonds and cherries.

One legend has it that it was created in Vienna in honor of the French marshal Pélissier who was awarded the title Duc de Malakoff for a victory over the Russian fortress at Malakov during the Crimean War in 1855. Hungarian chef George Lang, however, reports that Hungarian family recipes were already three generations old by 1971 and that the recipe was probably developed in Russia and then copied by central European chefs.

Note similarity to zuppa inglese and tiramisu.