Dobos torta🇭🇺

Ah, you’ve chosen one of Hungary’s most famous and elegant cakes! 🇭🇺✨

The Dobos Torta is a Hungarian classic invented in the 1880s by József C. Dobos. It’s a rich sponge cake layered with chocolate buttercream and topped with a shiny caramel-glazed layer, giving it its signature look. This cake became world-famous and was served to royalty across Europe. 👑


🎂 Hungarian Dobos Torte Recipe

Ingredients:

For the sponge cake (6 layers):

  • 6 large eggs (separated)
  • ¾ cup (150 g) sugar
  • ¾ cup (90 g) all-purpose flour (sifted)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

For the chocolate buttercream:

  • 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 ¼ cups (150 g) powdered sugar
  • 6 oz (170 g) dark chocolate (melted, cooled)
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the caramel topping:

  • 1 cup (200 g) sugar
  • ½ tsp lemon juice
  • Butter (for greasing knife)