Best Dobosh Torte Recipes

GRANDMA ZAUNER'S DOBOSH TORTE

Steps:

• Let eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Line two greased 9-in. round baking pans with waxed paper and grease and flour the waxed paper; set aside., In a large bowl, beat egg yolks for 2 minutes. Add 3/4 cup sugar and beat for 3 minutes until mixture is thick and pale yellow and falls in a ribbon from beaters. Beat in vanilla., In another large bowl, beat egg whites and salt on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff peaks form. Fold flour into egg yolk a third at a time. Stir in a third of the whites. Fold in remaining whites. Spread into prepared pans., Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in another large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, chocolate, milk and vanilla until smooth. In a chilled small bowl, beat cream until stiff peaks form; fold into chocolate mixture., To assemble, split each cake into two horizontal layers. Spread 1 cup frosting on one layer. Repeat using all layers. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. Sprinkle with grated chocolate if desired. Store in the refrigerator.

DOBOSH TORTE (SEVEN LAYER TORTE)

Steps:

• To prepare for baking seven layers (the usual number): Tear off seven piece of aluminum foil, or baking pan liner paper (NOTE 1), each about 11-inches long.
• Spread softened butter lightly over a 10-inch square area in the center of each piece of foil or paper.
• Sprinkle with flour.
• Shake and tilt the foil or paper to make sure the buttered area is thoroughly floured and shake off any excess.
• On the floured area trace a 9-inch circle.
• (Use any 9-inch circular object as a pattern: the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan, an inverted 9-inch cake tin, or a 9-inch pot cover.) Repeat with remaining pieces of foil or paper.
• Set aside.
• Place rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees.
• In the large bowl of an electric mixer at high speed, beat the 10 egg yolks for a few minutes til they are pale and lemon-colored.
• Reduce speed and gradually add sugar.
• Increase speed to high again and beat for 5 minutes or until very thick.
• Reduce speed and gradually add the flour, then again increase it to high and beat for 5 minutes more (mixture will be almost stiff), scraping the bowl occasionally with a rubber spatula.
• Mix in the lemon juice and remove from the mixer.
• (The mixture will be very thick-use your fingers to get it all off the beaters.) Beat the seven whites with the salt until they hold a point- stiff, but not dry.
• Since the yolk mixture is very thick, actually stir a few spoonfuls of the whites in to lighten it a bit.
• Then fold in a few large spoonfuls three or four times til the mixture lightens.
• Gently fold in the remaining whites.
• With a large serving spoon, place two or three large spoonfuls of the batter on one of the pieces of prepared foil or paper.
• Using the back of the spoon, spread the batter thin, slowly rotaing the paper with your left hand as you spread the batter with your right hand.
• Make it thin, but do not leave any holes in it.
• A 1/4- inch thickness should give you seven layers.
• Do not make the edges too thin.
• Follow the lines closely, but don't worry, the edges can be trimmed later.
• Slide a cookie sheet under the foil or paper and bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until the top is golden brown with dark brown spots.
• If the layers are thicker than mine are, they will take longer to bake.
• If they are not baked long enough they will stick to the foil or paper.
• Repeat with remaining layers.
• If you bake more than one layer at a time, rotate the positions of the pans during baking to insure even browning.
• When a layer is baked and out of the oven, lift the corners of the foil or paper and invert onto a rack.
• Peel off the paper and immediately invert the layer onto another rack to cool, right side up.
• (Letting the layer cool upside down will make it stick to the rack.) When you run out of racks, layers may cool on smooth toweling that has been dusted with confectioner's sugar.
• When you run out of room, cooled layers may be stacked if you sprinkle the tops lightly with confectioner's sugar and place wax paper between them.
• Cooled layers may be trimmed to even the edges.
• Working on a board, place an 8-1/2 inch or 9-inch pot cover or cake pan on the layer.
• Cut around with a small sharp knife and then cut with scissors.
• FILLING AND ICING: Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler over hot water on moderate heat.
• Remove from heat, stir until smooth, and set aside to cool completely.
• In small bowl of electric mixer cream the butter.
• Add vanilla and egg yolks and beat well.
• Add sugar and cooled chocolate.
• Beat until thoroughly mixed, scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula.
• Place four strips of wax paper around the outer edges of a cake plate.
• Place one cake layer on the plate and with a long, narrow metal spatula spread with a thin layer of the chocolate filling.
• If you have made more than seven layers, the filling must be spread very thin, in order to have enough for all.
• Place another layer on top, adjusting it carefully so that the edges are lined up evenly.
• Continue icing the layers, stacking them as evenly as possible.
• Spread the remaining chocolate smoothly around the sides first and then over the top.
• Remove wax paper strips by pulling each one out by a narrow end and refrigerate cake for at least several hours to set the icing.
• Store in refrigerator and serve cold.
• NOTES:If you use baking pan liner paper it must be buttered and flourd for this recipe or the layers will stick to it.
• This is a very firm cake; use a sharp heavy knife for serving.
• Dobosh Torte may be made a day ahead, or it may be frozen.
• For a variation you can put cherry, raspberry or strawberry jam or preserves between one or two layers instead of the chocolate filling.

DOBOSH TORTE

Steps:

• Firstly you have to make the sponge, once the batter is made it takes a while to bake each layer so keep your tv on. I did not know how much i would need so i made it in two batches, it would be easier with these quantities.
• Preheat the oven to 190'C/ 375'F/ gas mark 5.
• Cream together your butter and sugar by hand first, until it is combined, then by an electric whisk. Slowly mix in the eggs, one by one.
• Fold in the flour.
• Grease a spring open tin. You don't need to do the sides.
• Smooth a thin layer with a spatula. I does not have to be smooth as it will even once in the oven.
• Put the side of the tin back on, and put it in the oven. It takes roughly 10-20 minute Keep an eye on the first one so you know how long it takes. It should be slightly golden brown.
• Repeat steps 4- 6, 6 more times so you have 7 layers.
• This is the filling. Traditionally it is only chocolate but you can experiment with different flavours. The ones i have used have worked well together.
• Prepare your flavours in each bowl.
• Mash your strawberries in one bowl.
• In a mug dissolve your coffee in hot water, then leave it to cool (the freezer helps speed it up).
• Melt your chocolate. Do not do it in the microwave, do it over a pan of hot water, mine went wrong when i did it in the microwave,.
• Whip all the cream until it is thick.
• Divide it equally into each bowl.
• Fold it in well.
• Arrange your bottom sponge layer on a plate, use the thickest one.
• Spread your chosen filling.
• Put another sponge layer on that.
• Repeat until finished.
• Tips- don't whip the chocolate one once the chocolate is in, mine went all wrong because it shrunk and water came out. Also, don't put the ground coffee straight into the cream, the taste and texture are not nice.
• Top-.
• Melt the chocolate over a pan.
• Add the sugar and butter while it is still on.
• Wait for the chocolate to cool (freezer speeds things up but make sure it doesn't harden).
• Carefully fold in the whipped cream.
• Cover your cake with it.
• You can add any decorations you want, mine is for a 50th birthday.
• Put it in the fridge to harden chocolate and cool the cake until you want to use it.

DOBOSH TORTE

Steps:

• 1. FOR THE CAKE:
• 2. heat oven to 350. in a large bowl, cream butter and 1c of sugar til light and fluffy.beat in 4lg eggs, than 1 1/2c of flour, then vanilla til smooth. lightly coat the bottoms of 7 (9inch) round pans w/ cooking spray. weigh batter and divide by 7. (dont forget to subtract weight of bowl). that is # of how many ounces of batter goes into each pan. very important to make same size. you will bake for 7 minutes or until edges are very lightly brown. DO NOT OVER BAKE!!! remove from oven. loosen layer and envert onto a cake rack. cont until all batter is used.
• 3. FOR THE FILLING:
• 4. melt semi sweet and unsweetend choc and set aside. in lg bowl beat 4 sticks of unsalted butter on low for 2min., then on med for 3, then on high for 5 min. place egg whites and 1c of sugar in a in a db boiler over med heat. whisk gently to 120 degrees. transfer to mixing bowl and whip it til stiff peaks form. (whip on high). fold melted choc into butter then fold in egg whites until there is no more white showing. refrigerate until ready
• 5. CARAMEL GLAZE:
• 6. place on cake layer on rack and set over a pan to catch any dripping. mix 2/3 cup of sugar and water in small heavy saucepan. DO NOT STIR. cook until sugar dissolves, boils, darkens. swirling pan continue to boil until golden brown. pour immediatly over cake layer you set aside on rack. quickly mark glaze into 16 equal wedges w/o cutting all the way through. that is your top piece.
• 7. take layers one at a time and put 1/8inch of filling between each layer. use carmel one as topper. frost the sides and decorate the top anyway you like to. then enyoy it