Zserbo Szelet Recipe A Hungarian Dessert🇭🇺

Here’s a traditional Zserbó Szelet recipe 🇭🇺 — a classic Hungarian layered dessert with rich walnut filling, apricot jam, and chocolate glaze. It’s decadent, buttery, and perfect for holidays or special occasions! 🍫🌰


🍰 Zserbó Szelet – Hungarian Walnut & Apricot Layer Cake

Ingredients (for 24 pieces / 1 rectangular pan)

For the Dough

  • 500 g (4 cups) all-purpose flour
  • 250 g (1 cup + 2 tbsp) unsalted butter, softened
  • 100 g (½ cup) sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 25 g (1 packet) fresh yeast or 7 g dry yeast
  • 120 ml milk, lukewarm
  • Pinch of salt

For the Walnut Filling

  • 250 g ground walnuts
  • 150 g sugar
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • 100 ml milk

For the Jam

  • 200 g apricot jam

For the Chocolate Glaze

  • 100 g dark chocolate
  • 50 g butter

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