Hungary’s Cake competition comes to an end: who’s the winner?

The seventeenth edition of the “Hungary’s Cake” competition, organised by the Hungarian Confectionery Industry Association (Magyar Cukrász Ipartestület), recently concluded with six finalists selected in April. The finalists had to create their masterpieces in the presence of the jury at the craft association’s workshop.

The competition aims to showcase the creativity and talent of Hungarian pastry chefs. It invites confectioners from across the country to submit their cake creations, and a professional jury evaluates the entries based on various criteria such as taste, appearance, creativity, and practicality. The winning cake is crowned as the “Cake of the Year” and becomes a celebrated dessert available in confectioners’ shops throughout Hungary, writes 24.hu.

This year’s competition

The professional jury evaluated the creations through three rounds of assessment. The public will have the opportunity to taste the winning cake for the first time at the Street of Hungarian Flavours event on August 19-20. Subsequently, it will be available for purchase in numerous confectioners’ shops across the country.

According to the industry association’s Facebook page, in addition to the predefined criteria such as taste, flavor harmony, appearance, technology, practicality, creativity, texture, and cutting surface, the jury also assessed the contestants’ adherence to the workshop’s technological processes, professional use of tools, and handling of raw materials.

During the second round of judging, the contestants made modifications to their cakes based on the judges’ suggestions, further enhancing their masterpieces.

The finalists

The six finalists and their creations are as follows:

– BETYÁROS MÁLNA by Krisztián Füredi from Hysteria Confectionery, Tápiószecső

– CSERSZEGI FŰSZERES-MANDULÁS TORTA by Béla Németh from Sütibolt, Keszthely

– MANDULA KAJSZI by Ádám Sztaracsek from Jánoska Confectionery, Komárom

– MERENGŐ by Barbara Szabóné Tarján from Nonna Desszert Bar, Szada

– SPICCES FÜGE RESPEKTUS by Pál Lakatos from Levendula and Garden Confectionery, Szigetszentmiklós

– TIHANYI ECHO by Antipina Iuliia from Cakes & More by Garannikova, Budapest

The judges have already chosen which cake has won the competition. However, the official announcement of the winner is expected to take place during a press conference only in early August.