Dobos torte

Dobos torte

One slice of Dobos from Café Gerbeaud
Alternative names	Dobosh, Dobos-torta, Dobostorta
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	Hungary
Created by	József C. Dobos
Main ingredients	sponge cake, buttercream, caramel
Cookbook: Dobos torte  Media: Dobos torte

Dobos torte or Dobosh (pronounced [ˈdoboʃ], Hungarian: Dobos torta) is a Hungarian sponge cake layered with chocolate buttercream and topped with caramel.^[1] The five-layer pastry is named after its inventor, Hungarian confectioner József C. Dobos, who aimed to create a cake that would last longer than other pastries in an age when cooling techniques were limited.^[1][2] The round sides of the cake are coated with ground hazelnuts, chestnuts, walnuts, or almonds, and the caramel topping helps to prevent drying out.

History

Homemade Dobos cake

Dobosh or Dobos torte was first introduced at the National General Exhibition of Budapest in 1885; King Franz Joseph I and Queen Elisabeth were among the first to taste it. The cake soon became popular throughout Europe, both for its durability through shipping and for its unique appearance. With its flat, shiny, caramel top, it was simple but elegant, as opposed to the more intricate cakes of the age.^[1]

It was notable for 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. The chocolate buttercream and the batter of the cake were both invented by Jozsef C. Dobos. Notably, the buttercream incorporated cocoa butter for extra smoothness. During his lifetime, the cake was often imitated, but never reproduced. Near the end of his career, in 1906, Dobos donated his recipe to the Pastry and Honey-Makers' Guild.^[1]

See also

• Dobash cake, a Hawaiian chocolate chiffon cake with a chocolate pudding or Chantilly cream filling^[1][3]
• Doberge cake, a New Orleans layered cake inspired by the Dobos torte^[1]
• List of cakes
• National symbols of Hungary
• Prinzregententorte, a similar multi-layered cake
• Rigo Jancsi, another famous Hungarian dessert created in the same era
• Smith Island cake, official dessert of the state of Maryland^[4]
• Spekkoek, a Dutch layered cake

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dobos Cake.

• The History of Tortes at Caroline's Cakes
• Dobos Torte recipe at Food Network
• The Hungarian Dobos Torta recipe from the Gerbeaud Cafe, Budapest (in Hungarian)
• The Dobos Confectionery museum in Szentendre, Hungary