Russian cream torte – Oroszkrém torta

by | Dec 1, 2015 | Desserts

The recipe of Russian cream torte appeared and was widepsread between the World Wars. Despite its name this torte has nothing to do with the Russians; it was invented by a Hungarian pastry chef, who worked at the Oroszi Kávéház (Russian Coffee House) in Budapest, so oroszkrém torta is a real Hungarian dessert

This cake is made with a spongecake, créme anglaise, raisins soaked in rum, candied fruits (any kind you like) and whipped cream. Bad news for those who don’t like raisins that they are a must, can’t be omitted. The number of cake layers might be 3 or 4, depending which recipe you use. A lot of recipes call for a five egg spongecake, but it’s very hard, if not impossible to cut it into four layers. I chose to make a 6 egg spongecake, and cut into 3 layers.

Russian cream torte - Oroszkrém torta
Russian cream torte – Oroszkrém torta – photo: zserbo.com

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