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La torta ha la crema dentro.

La torta ha la crema dentro.
The cake has custard inside.
From Lesson 99:Sapori italiani (salumi e piatti)·Italian

Questions & Answers about La torta ha la crema dentro.

I thought crema meant "cream". Why is it translated as "custard"?
In Italian baking, crema (short for crema pasticcera) almost always refers to a thick, yellow egg custard used to fill pastries and cakes. If you are looking for white, liquid, or whipped cream, the word to use is panna.
Why is it la crema instead of just crema? English doesn't say "has the custard".
Italian uses definite articles (like la) much more often than English, especially with uncountable nouns or when talking about a general substance. So, "has custard" naturally becomes ha la crema in Italian.
How does the word dentro work here? Do I need to add a preposition?
Because dentro (inside) is at the end of the sentence and isn't followed by a noun, it stands perfectly on its own. If you wanted to specify what it is inside of, you could just place the object after it, like dentro la torta (inside the cake).

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