Walnut Cake – Hungarian Recipe🇭🇺

Ohhh, one of Hungary’s treasures! 🇭🇺✨
Diós Torta (Hungarian Walnut Cake) is a traditional, elegant dessert made with ground walnuts instead of flour, giving it a rich, nutty flavor and tender texture. It’s especially popular at Christmas, Easter, weddings, and name days, often layered with a light cream or buttercream.

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🇭🇺 Hungarian Walnut Cake (Diós Torta)

Ingredients

For the sponge:

• 6 large eggs, separated
• ¾ cup (150 g) sugar
• 2 cups (200 g) finely ground walnuts
• 2 tbsp plain flour or breadcrumbs (optional, for structure)
• Pinch of salt

For the walnut cream filling:

• 1 cup (200 g) sugar
• 1 cup (240 ml) milk
• 1 ½ cups (150 g) ground walnuts
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened

For finishing:

• Powdered sugar, cocoa, or chocolate glaze
• Walnut halves for garnish