Gerbeaud Cake (Traditional Hungarian Dessert)🇭🇺

Here’s a traditional Gerbeaud Cake (Zserbó Szelet) recipe — one of Hungary’s most beloved layered desserts! 🇭🇺✨
It’s rich, nutty, fruity, and coated in glossy chocolate — a true Central European classic.


🇭🇺 Gerbeaud Cake (Zserbó Szelet)

🧁 Ingredients

For the Dough:

  • 3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 packet (7 g) instant yeast or 1½ tsp active dry yeast
  • ½ cup (100 g) unsalted butter, softened
  • ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
  • ½ cup (120 ml) warm milk
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 pinch of salt

For the Filling:

  • 1 ¼ cups (300 g) apricot jam (preferably tart and thick)
  • 1 ½ cups (150 g) finely ground walnuts
  • ½ cup (100 g) sugar

For the Chocolate Glaze:

  • 3 ½ oz (100 g) dark chocolate
  • 2 tbsp butter or 2 tbsp oil

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