Comments on: Classic Hungarian Cakes & Pastries

By: sue

sue — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:43:43 +0000

I lived in Szeged in 1990 and Kifli was a staple food. I am looking for the recipe too if you find one please send it to my email. Thanks

By: The Hungarian Girl

The Hungarian Girl — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:21:52 +0000

Thanks! There are so many wonderful cakes from Hungary. Many people don’t realize how many cakes in the world were inspired and influenced from these types.

By: Marko Wramén

Marko Wramén — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:04:48 +0000

Great summary of Hungary’s beautiful cakes, very helpful!

By: Laura

Laura — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:50:44 +0000

SPONGE CAKE

6 eggs separated
1 c sugar
1 c flour
7 T cold water
1 t vanilla
pinch salt
1 1/4 t baking powder

Mix egg yolks and sugar on medium speed of electric
mixer for about 10 minutes. Gradually add water and
vanilla; mix well. Sift flour and baking powder 3 or
4 times. Beat egg whites to which salt has been added.
Mix with egg yolk mixture alternating with flour. Pour
into two 9-inch pans, greasing only the bottoms. If you
desire, 1/2 square grated chocolate may be added to the
batter before it is poured into pans. Bake at 375 for
about 25 to 30 minutes. Spread with pudding custard.

PUDDING CUSTARD FROSTING

1 egg
1/2 c flour
1 t vanilla
3/4 c sugar
1 c milk
1/4 lb. butter
Pinch salt
3 T powdered sugar

Mix flour, sugar, and salt. Add egg and little milk at
one time to form smooth mixture; add all milk. Cook until
thick; keep stirring constantly because it will be very
thick. Remove from heat; beat until very smooth; allow
it to get very cold. Mix in mixing bowl with butter and
powered sugar until very fluffy; beat at highest speed on
mixer. Spread on sponge cake.

Good Luck! It sounds like fun. Let me know if it ends up
being anything like what you remember. I just made a batch
of nut horns also called kiefels (I’ve seen it spelled
different also). They turned out great, I’m going to make
more this weekend. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

By: Carole

Carole — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:36:10 +0000

Laura,

Thank you very much – I am very interested and would like to try the recipe. Can you post the recipe as a reply on this website?

Again, thank you!
Carole

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:56:37 +0000

Carole,
I have never made this cake, but I found a Sponge Cake with Pudding Custard Frosting in one of my Hungarian cookbooks. It is a 2 layer cake that says you can add grated chocolate to the batter. The frosting says it is fluffy. Let me know if you are interested.
Laura

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:09:00 +0000

Kathy, I wonder if you are talking about Kiefels? I have a recipe for apricot kiefels, but I also fill them with walnut mixture. As a child (from 2 full blood Hungerians) mom made what we call nut horns and apricot horns. They are about 2.5 inches and cresent shaped, does that sound like what you eat under the grape vines? Where do you live, I’m in North Carlolina.

By: Carole

Carole — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:50:35 +0000

I just found your website and I wonder if you (or anyone) can help me. My grandmother used to make a wonderful cake. I haven’t eaten in over 30 years, but I remember that it was a traditional round 2-layer cake with a rather spongy texture and after she frosted it, she heaped dollops of the frosting on the top. It almost had a light brownish-gray color to it. My mother thinks it may have had chocolate in it, and quite possibly could have had bits of coffee grounds in the mix or frosting (although it didn’t taste like it). Is this familiar to anyone else out there? I think I would go directly to heaven if I could taste this cake again…

By: kathy

kathy — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:28:48 +0000

I’ve enjoyed your posts so much! My dad is from Hungary and one of my favorite treats while we visited was a sort of breakfast roll called Kifli (?). We sat under my grandpa’s grape arbor and had kifli and very sweet milky coffee every morning. I’m not sure of the spelling, but if this is familiar to you at all, I’ve searched for recipes all over and never found one.