Hungary’s Cake: here is the list of the 400 confectioneries where you can taste it
In the beginning of August, the Hungarian Confectionery Association announced the winners of the “Hungary’s Cake” contest for the 17th time. The accolade of “Hungary’s Sugar-free Cake” was also handed out at the ceremony. In this article, we will show you where you can taste this unique sweet in the country.
You can taste Hungary’s Cake and the winner of the Hungary’s Sugar-Free Cake competition from 19 August in Budapest as part of the Street of Hungarian Tastes event in the Várkert Bazaar. Additionally, it will be available in more than 400 confectioneries across the country. You are sure to find at least one that is close enough to you.
Spicces füge respektus
As we reported HERE, the judges selected the winner of the Hungary’s Cake competition in the middle of June. However, the official announcement only took place more than a month later – you can read our article on that HERE. The winner is the creation of Pál Lakatos confectioner of Lavender and Garden Confectionery (Levendula és Kert Cukrászda) in Szigetszentmiklós. The cake called Spicces füge respektus (which roughly translates to translate to ‘Respect to the Tipsy Fig’) was chosen as the best cake of the country in 2023.
According to turizmus.com, the winner, Pál Lakatos, was inspired to come up with the idea for the recipe by a fig ice cream he tasted during a holiday at Lake Balaton, which he paired with caramel and Tokaj aszú (one of the best-known naturally sweet wines in the world).
Where can I taste the Cake of Hungary?
The cake could be tasted for the first time on Saturday, 19 August, at the Street of Hungarian Tastes. At the same time, it will be available in more than 400 confectioners’ shops, the Hungarian Confectioners’ Association (Magyar Cukrász Ipartestület) said.
The full list is available by name of the municipality HERE and by name of the confectionery HERE.
Please note that the confectioneries on the lists are expected to make the cakes on 19-20 August. After that, it is worth checking with the individual places to see if the cake is available. In order to protect the quality of the cakes, the recipes will only be available to the public from the end of the year. Until then, only members of the industry body will be allowed to prepare them.
Although we still have to wait a while for the recipe, Marcsi Borbás, one of the ambassadors of St Stephen’s Day, had a chance to drop in on the winner of the country’s cake, Lavender and Garden Confectionery. You can watch a video of it below: