Zserbo

Ingredients

  • 500 g flour
  • 25 g fresh yeast
  • 250 g butter
  • 1 egg
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 100 ml milk
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • ½ tsp lemon zest
  • pinch of salt
  • 150 g ground walnuts
  • 400 g jam
  • 50 g sugar

Process

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Warm the milk to lukewarm temperature, then add yeast and sugar. Let it rise a bit.
  3. Mix flour and cubed butter, then add eggs.
  4. Combine the milk with the flour mixture and knead them together. Add the salt and zest.
  5. Divide the dough into 4 parts and roll them out flat.
  6. Mix sugar and walnuts.
  7. Put first layer into the pan, spread a third of jam and a third of walnut mixture over it.
  8. Continue layering the cake, finishing with a dough layer.
  9. Bake until golden.
  10. Let it cool, then decorate with melted chocolate.

Egg Yolk Cake

Ingredients

  • 140 g flour
  • 250 g butter
  • 270 g sugar
  • 270 g ground walnuts
  • 6 egg whites
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 300 g powder sugar and 6 egg yolks for the top

Process

  1. Preheat the oven to 170°C.
  2. Whip out the egg whites until stiff. In a separate bowl mix butter, flour, sugar, baking powder and walnuts, then fold the egg whites.
  3. Pour the batter into pan and bake until golden.
  4. While the cake is baking, mix yolks and powdered sugar until smooth.
  5. Take cake out of the oven, and spread the egg yolk mixture on top, evenly. Let it dry.
  6. Cut and enjoy.