four layer chocolate cake

[Ladybugs]

Hi again, This one is a search for my moms four layer chocolate cake. Yellow cake with satiny brown icing. The only thing I remember is this IS german. The cake had like 5 or 7 eggs and the frosting had 8 or 9 eggs in it. She didn't make it often because it was time consuming to make but boy was it good! I remember her doing the frosting one egg at a time and it seemed to take FOREVER to finally get the beaters!!! Boy I bet she liked watching us salivate until she was done!!!

[HeatherFeather]

Well.. you might try this one:

Mozart Cake recipe #36227

[Inge 1505]

ladybugger wrote:
Hi again, This one is a search for my moms four layer chocolate cake. Yellow cake with satiny brown icing. The only thing I remember is this IS german. The cake had like 5 or 7 eggs and the frosting had 8 or 9 eggs in it. She didn't make it often because it was time consuming to make but boy was it good! I remember her doing the frosting one egg at a time and it seemed to take FOREVER to finally get the beaters!!! Boy I bet she liked watching us salivate until she was done!!!

To me it sounds like a classic chocolate buttercream torte. I have more often seen it three layered, just because it is easier to do. I'll look for a recipe.

[Inge 1505]

Inge 1505 wrote:


To me it sounds like a classic chocolate buttercream torte. I have more often seen it three layered, just because it is easier to do. I'll look for a recipe.

This recipe is close to what I was thinking of. it is of hungarian/austrian origin.
Dobosh Torte (seven Layer Torte) #64948