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‘Cake of Hungary’ 2016
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Every year, on the day when Saint Stephen founded the Hungarian State, 20th of August, the ‘Cake of Hungary’ is introduced to the public in Budapest and all around the confectioneries in the country. It was the 10th year that the Hungarian Confectioner Craftsmen Corporation invited entries for the best cake. Now the jury has chosen the one, which was presented in the Parliament last Thursday.
Ádám Pataki, the member of the Hungarian Confectioner Craftsmen Corporation’s presidency said that a record number of applicants entered this year’s competition and the winner cake not only represents Hungary in its colours, but its consistency is also innovative, as it features pumpkin-seed three times.
As always, they were looking for innovative, creative ideas, natural ingredients and recipes reflecting Hungarian flavours. Nosalty.hu writes that the professional jury chose the ‘Cake of Hungary’ out of 43 entrants. The winner cake is the creation of Gellért Szó, confectioner from Salgótarján, and it is called ‘The Green Gold of the Őrség’. The confectioner secured his title, because he was the creator of last year’s ‘Cake of Hungary’ as well.
The Green Gold of the Őrség – Gellért Szó, G&D Craftsmen Confectionery, Salgótarján
A white chocolate loose ganache is put on a pumpkin-seed batter. A praline is made out of roasted, ground pumpkin-seed, sugar and cool extruded pumpkin-seed oil of the Őrség, to which white chocolate, peeled waffle and pumpkin-seed oil are added in order to form a crispy layer.
This crispy layer is placed on top of the loose ganache, which is followed by another white chocolate ganache layer. Then come a raspberry jelly layer and another ganache layer.
The layers are glazed with a white chocolate, pumpkin-seed oil frosting, and decorated with circles made of ganache and tempered, painted cacao-butter white chocolate.
