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Dobos Torte

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Dobos Torte

Hungary's iconic layered sponge cake with chocolate buttercream and a caramel-glazed top. Baking six separate thin sponge layers, rather than slicing one thick cake, gives dobos torte its signature fine, even layers.

Total time
140 min
Prep
90 min
Cook
50 min
Difficulty
hard
Cuisine
Hungarian
Vegetarian

Ingredients

6eggs, separated
150gsugar
150gplain flour
For buttercream: 200gdark chocolate
200gbutter
150gicing sugar
2eggs
For caramel: 150gsugar
2 tbspwater

Instructions

1

Make 6 thin sponge layers: beat yolks and sugar, fold in flour and egg whites. Spread thin, bake 8 minutes at 200°C each.

2

Make chocolate buttercream: melt chocolate, beat with butter, icing sugar and eggs until smooth.

3

Stack 5 sponge layers with buttercream between each.

4

Make dry caramel and pour onto reserved 6th layer. Score into wedges before it sets.

5

Top cake with caramel wedges. Coat sides with remaining buttercream.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
1373
Protein
20.8g
Fat
71.7g
Carbs
164.7g
Fiber
6.5g
Sodium
160mg

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