Hungary's Annual National Cake 2016

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Every August 20th, Hungary introduces two new winning National cakes (one non-sugar option) on the occasion of her founding day by Saint Stephen. You can read more about the winners on Daily News Hungary.

photo : cukrasz.net

Each year we make a point to try the winning cake on the actual day of the introduction. The pumpkin seed cake white chocolate ganache (named “Green Gold of Őrség”) was unique. I liked the pumpkin seed flavour in the cake as well as in the crispy praline. The white chocolate ganache compliments the cake and raspberry jelly beautifully. I will buy this again definitely!

re at: http://dailynewshungary.com/cake-hungary-2016/

Saint Stephen

Read more at: http://dailynewshungary.com/cake-hungary-2016/

Hungary's national (birthday) cake 2011 - Peach cream millet cake

When this year's winning cake was announced , I was curious of the millet cake base. I like millet as substitute for rice but in a cake? Turns out the texture of the cake is very similar to semolina (sugee) cake ; which I love!

Taste wise was much better than I've anticipated considering that it is a "healthy" dessert. The cake is not too sweet as it was created with diabetics in mind. Personally, I can do away with the peach cream and tempered chocolate. I would have simply paired the millet cake with toasted almond flakes.



source : http://magyarorszagtortaja2011.hu/

Hungary's national ( birthday ) cake 2010 - Plum Dumplings Cake

photo and more background of this event: here

Reading the source mentioned above, I realised that the annual national cake invention started only four years ago, in 2007. That said, the first year winning recipe, the Madártej (Floating Island) Cake remained our favourite since. In fact, it was the flavour of our wedding cake!
While Sour Cherry Cake of Pánd (winner of 2009) also featured frequently on our dessert plates :)

We got around to trying the new winning recipe today (available sinced Aug 20th). I have to admit when both of us learnt that the winning cake (announced on the 4th Aug) was Plum Dumplings Cake, we doubt that we would like the cake as neither of us liked the traditional plum dumplings. Well, we're happy to say that we would definitely eat it again!

The cake consisted of chocolate sponge filled with plum flavoured mousse. In the filling itself, you will find a plum or prune dumpling (that look quite complicated to make!) . Topping was vanilla cream and finished off with (what I think is) tempered chocolate, decorated with prune wrapped in chocolate covered marcipan.

cake we bought at local bakery.

own reference - National cakes recipes
http://www.kedvencetel.hu/orszag_tortaja.html