Zserbo Szelet – Hungarian Layered Cake

Ingredients

• 400 g flour
• 250 g butter
• 100 g powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 packet vanilla sugar
• 200 g ground walnuts
• 150 g sugar (for filling)
• 200 g apricot jam
• 150 g dark chocolate
• 2 tbsp butter (for glaze)

Instructions

1. Mix flour, powdered sugar, baking powder, vanilla sugar. Cut in butter, add egg, knead into dough. Divide into 3 parts.
2. Roll out and bake first two parts at 180°C for 10–12 min.
3. Mix walnuts, sugar, vanilla for filling.
4. Assemble: layer 1 + half jam, layer 2 + walnut mixture + rest of jam, layer 3 on top.
5. Melt chocolate with butter, pour over top.
6. Chill, then slice and serve.