Dobos Cake ( "DOE-boesh" /'doboš/, Hungarian: dobostorta) is a special Hungarian cake, perhaps one of the most famous in the world, invented by and named after a well-known Hungarian confectioner, József C. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Confectionery is a set of Food items that are rich in Sugar; modern usage may include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well Dobos (1847-1924) in 1884. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year It is a five-layer lemon, saffron or vanilla sponge cake, layered with chocolate buttercream and topped with thin caramel slices. Sponge cake is a cake based on Flour (usually Wheat flour Sugar, and eggs sometimes leavened with Baking powder, that derives its Chocolate ( pronounced or /-ˈələt/ comprises a number of raw and processed foods that are produced from the seed of the tropical Cacao tree Caramel (pronounced /ˈkærəmɛl/ or /ˈkɑrməl/ refers to a range of confections that are Beige to dark brown in Color, derived from the The sides of the cake are often coated with ground hazelnuts, chestnuts, walnuts or almonds or cookie crumbs. The Common Hazel ( Corylus avellana) is a species of Hazel native to Europe and western Asia, from the British Isles Chestnut ( Castanea) (including some chinkapin or Chinquapin) is a Genus of eight or nine Species of Deciduous Walnuts (genus Juglans) are Plants in the family Juglandaceae. The Almond ( Prunus dulcis, syn Prunus amygdalus Batsch Amygdalus communis L Dobos's aim was to make a cake that would last longer than other pastries, in an age when cooling techniques were limited. The caramel topping helps keep the cake from drying out. The cake is also often called 'Dobos-torta' or 'Dobostorta'.
History
Dobosh Torte or Dobos Torte (type of cake) was first introduced at the National General Exhibition of Budapest in 1885; Franz Joseph I and his Empress Elisabeth were among the first to taste it. Not to be confused with Tort, a civil wrong at law A torte is a cake made with many eggs and usually ground nuts or even bread crumbs Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Franz Joseph I Karl (- German, in English Francis Joseph I Charles, see the name in other languages) (18 August 1830 &ndash 21 November Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie ( 24 December, 1837 &ndash 10 September, 1898) of the House of Wittelsbach, was the Empress The cake soon became popular throughout Europe as it was different from all others. It was simple but elegant, as opposed to the multi-storey, flaming cakes of the age. Its other secret was its use of fine buttercream, which was very little known at the time; cake fillings and frostings were usually made with cooked pastry cream or whipped cream. Butter cream or buttercream or mock cream is a type of icing used inside cakes as a coating and as decoration. Cream with 30% or more fat can be turned into whipped cream by mixing it with air The chocolate buttercream and the batter of the cake were both invented by Jozsef C. Dobos.
Dobos travelled around Europe and introduced the cake wherever he went. For a long time he kept the exact recipe confidential, until 1906 when he retired and gave the original recipe to the Budapest Confectioners' and Gingerbread Makers' Chamber of Industry, providing that every member of the chamber can use it freely. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting
Dobos Torte is known everywhere in the world and there are more than one hundred recipe variations. Not to be confused with Tort, a civil wrong at law A torte is a cake made with many eggs and usually ground nuts or even bread crumbs It is a commonly made torte in the upscale hotels, restaurants and pastry shops of the world. Another famous Hungarian dessert created in the same era is Rigo Jancsi.
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