Hungarian Gerbeaud
This is a famous cake served in the Gerboud Bakery/Cafe which boasts itself as being the first Cafe to open in 1861 on Vorosmarty in the heart of Budapest, that could surpass the spledor and pomp of Parisian cafes.
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 500g flour
- 250g butter
- 2egg yolks
- 1tablespoon sugar
- 1⁄4teaspoon salt
- 10
- warmed milk
- 2tablespoons sour cream
- 1⁄2cup cold milk
- 1(8 ounce) jar apricot preserves or (8 ounce) jar raspberry preserves
- 200
- 150g sugar
- 200g semisweet chocolate morsels or 200 g baking chocolate
- 1
DIRECTIONS
- Mix first 8 ingrediets for dough, divide into 3 balls and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
- Roll out dough into 42 by 62 cm rectangles.
- Butter and flour pan add 1st layer of dough prick with fork or toothpick and top with jam and then nuts that have been mixed with sugar. Top with 2nd layer of dough prick with fork or toothpick and top with remaining jam and nuts. Top with 3rd layer and press down edges prick with fork or toothpick and bake in a 400 degree oven for 30 minutes. Let cool completely.
- Melt chocolate and mix with oil and spread onto of cake the oil will make the chocolate have a glassy elegant look cut into rectangles and arrange on a serving platter to serve.
- This cake freezes extremely well.