Comments on: Hungarian cakes & pastries

By: Michele

Michele — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:00:50 +0000

Marc – that delightful concoction you make is known as Retes’ Strudel. when I was a little kid, I watched my grandma and great aunts make this for the holidays or for church banquets or weddings. Of course nobody ever wrote any recipes down! Would you possibly share your delightful treat. I know it is incredibly difficult to make, but I might like to try it once. My cousins and I get together once in a while to “Bake Hungarian”. this will be a showstopper!

By: marc conder

marc conder — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:25:12 +0000

I am a professional pastry chef who loves Budapesht. I once spent 3 months learning to make an apple and walnut concoction as big as a card table, before it was rolled,turned in on itself to make a crescent, baked and powdered with fine milled sugar. I make it during the holidays,for a few local hotels and restaraunts. I am delighted to discover people who value Hungarian sweets, if not the very best in the world, certainly always in the top 2-3.

By: Krisztina

Krisztina — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:03:36 +0000

I would love your recipe for Dobos Torta and Kremes!

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:05:35 +0000

Hey Dan I would love your recipe for dobos! Thanks!

By: daniel berend

daniel berend — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:44:41 +0000

very good recipes from Hungary,i am a professional baker in canada and i speacialze in european goodies especially hungarian pastries and cakes..my favorite cake to make is the dobos,if anyone requires recipes ,please feel free to ask!happy eating!

By: The Hungarian Girl

The Hungarian Girl — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 11:32:42 +0000

Hi Samara,

I’d be happy to send you a recipe I have from a book called “The Classic Art of Viennese Pastry.” It features an old Punschtorte recipe which has the original icing of rum and orange juice. If your interested, send me your e-mail via suzanne@thehungariangirl.com and I’d forward it to you. In the meantime, here’s another recipe I found online about Punschtorte bites which is very similar to the cake version (http://bit.ly/ga6cPa)
Best Wishes!

By: Samara

Samara — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:47:17 +0000

I would love a recipe for the punc torta! I would fall out of my chair for an authentic pink cake in NYC! My father used to get them for my sister and I every birthday and my sisters bday is coming up next week. OUr father passed away around six years ago and I know she would just freak out if I showed up with one! Thanks in advance:)
Samara

By: Judi

Judi — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:45:20 +0000

My father used to make a cake like that. He was originally from Hungary and we lost the recipe after he died. He sometimes used unseasoned bread crumbs, but I like the idea of the graham cracker crumbs. He baked it in spring form pan, like a sponge cake/angel food cake and then simply dusted it with a little powdered sugar. I’ve been looking for this recipe forever!

By: Mia

Mia — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:45:47 +0000

If anybody has a recipe for Kremes’ – the flaky custard cake – I would love the recipe!

thanks
Mia

By: Mia

Mia — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 05:33:57 +0000

Carole
There is a sponge cake that is made from walnuts and is frosted with a very light chocolate coffee buttercream frosting. “Csokolade dios torte”. My grandmother made it too and we loved it! There are a couple of versions, some used flour, some used bread crumbs – she used graham cracker.
I have not tried to make it but here is the recipe:
12 eggs separated
12 tblsp sugar
12 tblsp ground walnuts
12 tblsp graham cracker crumbs
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla

Cream sugar and egg yolks. Mix dry ingredients, add to first mixture. Add vanilla, blend well. fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. bake in 2 -9 inch layer pans @ 350 for 40 minutes.

Good luck – hope you enjoy!