Dobos torte a flavor of the traditional austrohungarian. In the late 1800s, he decided to create a cake that would last longer than other pastries in an age when cooling techniques were limited. We know that nana always made it my greatnana, blanche, and that its a hungarian dessert, and that it takes a really damn long time to make. Dobos torte hungarian dessert dobosh or dobos torte was first introduced at the national general exhibition of budapest in 1885. Here i could insert a lame pun about it making you hungry, but i wont do that to you. Dobos torte a hungarian speciality pastries like a pro. Dobosh tortes, original chocolate dobosh torte from the. Dobos torte adapted from maida heatters great book of desserts.
Youve made dobos torte for your husbands birthday party from the hungarian desserts ebook. A rich dobos torte which has alternating layers of yellow genoise cake and caramel buttercream is topped with coarsely chopped caramelized sugar. According to wikipedia the dobos torte was invented by a hungarian confectioner jozsef c. The dobos torta which is often written phonetically as dobosh torte outside of hungary has also inspired layered cakes as far away as america. Dobos torte is a hungarian multilayered cake consisting of anywhere between 6 to 11 layers of spongecake filled with an intense, but super light, chocolate buttercream made like no other i. The dobos or drum torte is a hungarian desert named for its creator and pastry chef jozsef c. This dobos torte, as far as im concerned, is rare among really. But a very, very, very close second was all the decadent desserts in budapest. Dobos who is believed to have first made the confection for the national general exhibition of budapest in 1885. It was always present at the great feasts, especially during the celebration dedicated to the patron saint of the church. Coming close in at second place in the contest of austrias favourite culinary specialties, succeeded only just by the ubiquitous apfel strudel, is the darkly rich, showy sachertorte.
Our hungarian name is dobo, while dobos means like a drum in hungarian. Dobos, a hungarian pastry chef, it made its debut at the national general exhibition of budapest in 1885. Being half hungarian, i decided that i needed to master the dobos torte. After all, this is the country where the dobos torte was invented. Dobos torte the word dobos means like a drum in hungarian. Dobos torte is a hungarian multilayered cake consisting of anywhere between 6 to 11 layers of spongecake filled with an intense, but super light, chocolate buttercream made like no other i have seen. The recipe can easily be found online and this cake isnt it. This wonderful specialoccasion cake is made with thin layers of sponge cake, bittersweet chocolate buttercream, and a brittle caramel top layer thats cut into. In light of its outstanding success, it was most appropriate that hungarys. Hungary is justly renowned for its baked goods, and dobostorte, probably inspired by turkish layered pastries such as baklava, is one of its best and. Dobos torte a flavor of the traditional austrohungarian cuisine. Imagine my surprise when a superb hungarian bakery opened up five miles from my house in connecticut. Dobosh torte is the most famous cake form hungary, but i. The chicken paprikash and the veal goulash needed some sour cream, but.
This famous hungarian cake, called dobos torte, is a real showstopper. He presented the dobos torte at the budapest general exhibition in 1885. The korozot and bacon pogacsa tasted just like how he used to make it. Dobos torte adapted from maida heatters great book of desserts and joe pastry. Dobos in 1884 he aimed to create a cake that would last longer than other pastries in an age when cooling techniques were limited. Its just the perfect dessert for this special occasion because its simple but still elegant and luscious. Anyway, enough of the history lesson lets get back to how this novice baker got on with this dobos torte recipe. Adapted from maida heatters great book of desserts. Dobos torte definition of dobos torte by merriamwebster. Dobos, and he introduced the selfnamed torte in 1887.
Dobosh cakes roots hungarian the honolulu advertiser. Today most dobos tortes are round, but in many of the older recipes it was actually rectangular, so we chose to go with history and make ours rectangular as well. Hungarian desserts ottos hungarian import store and deli. To give you some american historical context, 1884 is the year the foundation. My assignment was to make a hungarian dobos torte, which is a layered sponge cake with chocolate buttercream and caramel topping. It is a cake that uses groundnuts as the predominant dry ingredient in place of most or sometimes all of the flour. Dobos torte hungarian dessert dobosh or dobos torte was. Dobos torta, has six thin layers of sponge cake with light sweet chocolate cream between them and hard caramel on top. Despite the similarity, dobos is not the same as dobos. Hungary is a country with an incredible cake scene it was like a dream come true for a selfproclaimed cake lover like me. Classic hungarian dobos torta step by step pictorial. Dobos torte at budapest cafe and restaurant i almost cried. The layered pastry is named after its inventor, hungarian chef jozsef c.
Available in chocolate, mocha, and seasonal flavors. Some of our specialties include napoleons, tortes, dobos, linzers, and more european hungarian desserts. Although they may be single layered, tortes are often sliced into several layers and filled with whipped cream, jam, or butter cream. The original recipe was created in 1887 by the hungarian chef whose name it bears. Franz joseph i and his empress elisabeth were among the first to taste it.
Layer cakes were becoming popular in the 1880s, and dobos creation was in step with the times. Dobos torta is a hungarian sponge cake layered with chocolate buttercream and topped with caramel. This hungarianaustrian cake has a special glass sugar candy top and several great layers with slight rum flavor ottos dobos is a crowd favorite. Great chocolate, a crackling top and a sinfully good cake on the inside. Sachertorte cake history, eduard sacher torte, whats.
The dobos torta was so popular that an entire book was published. Hungarian dobos torte dobos torta this cake was named for its creator, josef dobos a well known nineteenth century pastry chef and gourmet who owned a famous delicacy shop in budapest. Dobos is a traditional austrohungarian cake, but in the banat became a true art. It was created in 1887 at the height of the austrohungarian empire, and it evokes the elegance of vienna and the traditions of hungary. The august 2009 daring bakers challenge was hosted by angela of a spoonful of sugar and lorraine of not quite nigella. Take one bite and youll see why farkas pastry shoppes. Dobos torte definition is a torte made of multiple thin layers of sponge cake often containing ground hazelnuts, put together with a mochachocolate filling, and topped with caramel glaze. Zingermans bakehouse hungarian dessert dobos torta slice on a plate. Finding a hungarian restaurant today on the east coast is not easy. Famous worldwide and with 100 ways to make it, dobos torte has become one of hungarys successful culinary ambassadors. Austrian chef franz sacher dreamed up the dessert in the 19th century, creating a simple yet indulgent recipe of chocolate cake laced with a thin slither of apricot jam running through the middle. They chose the spectacular dobos torte based on a recipe from rick rodgers cookbook kaffeehaus.
Recipe and image by esmeralda for more recipes visit. Sie besteht aus sechs schichten biskuit, funf schichten. The cake soon became popular throughout europe as it was different from all others. Ordinarily, the cooled torte is glazed and garnished. Get one of our dobos torte recipe and prepare delicious and healthy treat for your family or friends. In new orleans the doberge cake is a layered cake usually filled with chocolate and lemon pudding and covered in butter cream or fondant. You can double or quadruple the cake recipe and make a staggering. With more focus, i believe it can be done in 3 hours. We know that its chocolatey and rich and amazing, and that you always. As much as i like to think that i know everything about pastry, the truth is that i only know a small percentage.
With good planning and the rev of a strong cup of coffee, i suspect it could be pulled off in 2 hours, but hardly think that. Dobos owned a farfamed shop in budapest that specialized in gourmet foods generally. The amount of available info is bigger than all the sugar crystals in the world. This cake passed with flying colours all of our families standards for a fantastic dobos. Hungarian cake pastry torte our dobos tortas are made from the best hungarian recipes. Dobos torte menu budapest cafe and restaurant new york. Well the blunt answer to that was terribly to begin with, i had been using a book called culinaria hungary which has been translated to many languages and the english version is translated pretty poorly. Dobos torte, the 127yearold hungarian dessert juls. Dobosh torte, also known as drum torte or dobos torta, is a hungarian sponge cake consisting of seven layers filled with rich chocolate buttercream, topped with caramel and sometimes coated with ground hazelnuts, chestnuts, walnuts or almonds. Created by hungarian pastry chef, joska dobos, this traditional torte is made by stacking six crisp, thin wafer cake layers with equal amounts of rich chocolate buttercream. The detailed instructions made it easy for you to prepare the cake. It consists of chocolate sponge cake cut into three layers, between which apricot jam are thickly spread between. Dobosh torte is a rich sponge cake consisting of six layers filled with rich chocolate buttercream and topped with caramel.
Dobos torte or dobosh is a hungarian sponge cake layered with chocolate buttercream and topped with caramel. I made this cake lazily, with several long interruptions, over a span of 5 hours. Dobos torte dobostorta fellow chowhounds and ivillage gardenweb visitors. Dobos torte mark ball on 2nd jan 2019 best dobos in the city and i speak form experience in having tasted many. One of the great fad desserts of the 19th century, the dobostorta, dobos torta or torte sometimes anglicized as dobosh was invented by the famous hungarian confectioner jozsef c. Of all the recipes ive found for dobos torte and there are a lot of them out there, this one from maida heatter is the one that strikes me as. Probably the most famous chocolate cake of alltime. Dobos torte, dobostorta or sometimes referred to as dobosh has hungarian origin and was one. In fact, nearly every recipe for dobos torte calls for this caramel layer to be scored with a knife into the number of sections desired, in order to. I pretty much said goodbye to ever having a good esterhazy cake or dobos torte again.