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Yeah, I know, I’ve been making pies for a while that’s not normal. I really prepare a lot more things at home, but lately it’s what I want to make the most. For me it’s a very relaxing process and once I’m finished, the whole family enjoy it. I’m not going to lie to you! Today’s cake was a complete stranger to me, I’ve never seen it before, although I’m so glad I did. It’s the Dobos Torte<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This cake consists of several layers of very thin sponge cake soaked in syrup and covered with a Moka SMBC. Uy, did I say SMBC? Hahaha, it’s after me! Or me to it? The fact is that every time I see a cake that I want to make, when I see the preparations that make it up, it’s always there. My beloved cream of butter and meringue with different aromas.<\/p>\n

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I followed the recipe and the process to make this cake with the book \u201cBaking and Pastry<\/a><\/strong>\u201d. Have I already told you that I love this book?<\/p>\n

Dobos Torte origin.<\/h5>\n

Dobos Torte<\/strong>, Dobostorta<\/strong> or sometimes referred to as “Dobosh<\/strong>” has Hungarian origin and was one of the fashion desserts of the nineteenth century. It was made by the famous Hungarian pastry chef Jozsef C. Dobos<\/strong> in 1884<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Dobos owned a very famous shop in Budapest specializing in gourmet products. It was a time when remote shipment of products was unreliable, but his shop usually offered the public an assortment of up to 70 imported cheeses, foreign wines, breads and sometimes cakes.<\/p>\n

He used to attend international gastronomic exhibitions. For his time he was considered, what today we could define as a TV Chef or Super-star businessman.<\/p>\n

The fame of the cake to which Dobos gave his name was probably due to the extravagant filling. A cream of butter and chocolate<\/strong>. At that time the most common were cakes filled with pastry cream, whipped cream, iced cakes … Dobos brought the filling of this cream from one of his trips, this time from France.<\/p>\n

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It did not take long to introduce it at a National Exhibition in Budapest in 1885<\/strong>, in addition to preparing it in his shop. Thanks to all this diffusion, since it also became one of the favorite cakes of the Emperor and Empress Austro-Hungarian, people began to demand it very much. He refused to give up the recipe license.<\/p>\n

Dobos Torte began to have a presence in all European capitals.<\/h5>\n

Dobos, found a way to send his cake safely so that everyone could enjoy it. Even went on tour to introduce it personally in each city until early 1900, when he retired.<\/p>\n

He gave the secret recipe to the Budapest Chamber of Bakers and Confectioners<\/strong> on the condition that all members could use it freely.<\/p>\n

Today many versions can be found, but according to tradition, the authentic Dobos Cake must be made with 5 layers of sponge cake that must be made individually and not cut from a single sponge cake, filled with a cream of butter and chocolate of very good quality and a final layer of sponge cake and caramel.<\/p>\n

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Making the cake.<\/h5>\n

Despite what it may seem, it is a fairly simple cake, but I will not deny that it is something laborious. We need to make 7 sponge cakes individually, that is, pipe and bake. If this step is too complicated for you, we can always spread a layer of batter on the template we have prepared and then cut it.<\/p>\n

The next steps are much more manageable. Soak with syrup, fill with cream and decorate. The result is a cake that is quite attractive to the eye and, of course, absolutely delicious.<\/p>\n