Dobos Cake

Dobos Cake is a special Hungarian cake, invented by and named after a famous confectioner, Jozsef C. Dobos in 1884. It is a five-layer sponge cake, layered with chocolate cream and topped with caramel. Dobos's aim was to make a cake that would last longer than other pastries, in an age when cooling techniques were limited. The term confectionery refers to food items rich in sugar. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A slice of lemon sponge cake Sponge cake is a type of soft cake based on wheat flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs. ... Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ... A piece of caramel confectionery. ...

Dobos Cake was first introduced at the National General Exhibition of Budapest in 1885, Sissi and Franz Joseph I were among the first to taste it. The cake soon became popular throughout Europe as it was different from the others. It was simple but elegant, as opposed to the multi-storey, flaming cakes of the age. Its other secret was the buttercream, which was not or little known at the time and cakes were usually made with cooked cream and whipped cream. The chocolate buttercream and the dough of the cake was invented by Jozsef C. Dobos. 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Elisabeth in a riding habit, from Vanity Fair, 1884. ... Franz Joseph I. Francis Joseph I (in German Franz Josef I. (August 18, 1830 – November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916, and Apostolic King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916. ... World map exhibiting the location of Europe. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Icing (food). ... Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of raw milk before homogenization. ...

He travelled around Europe and introduced the cake wherever he went. For a long time he kept the 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. 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Dobos Cake is known everywhere in the world and there are more than one hundred recipe variations.

External links

• Dobos Torte