Hungary Hosts a ‘Cake of the Year’ Competition—and I Traveled 5,000 Miles for a Slice

When a soft evening rains began to coat the streets of the Boda Castle District, Boda Castle District, I and my husband, with a heart dessert, entered the family -driven confectionery and cafe, Corona Kehus. We had already taken care of and chose it long before we stepped into the Pearl of Danube before the dessert we were. We came to a piece of 2024 Cake of the Year in Hungary.

Shining with pride, our server brought a great piece to the table McCareg (Poppy flower) Cake. Vác is developed by the Audis Vonal Confectioner and the pastry chef, Alfred Cox, the cake is sweet but faster and pushes the fruits. It contains spongi almond flower poppy seeds, cranchy black sesame, and black current layers, and is at the top with dense white chocolate icing. We must have voted twice for him.

Kovaks said what was the honor of this success, especially considering that his pastry shop had only opened five months. Before winning the competition. “After winning, the demand was immediately eliminated. We worked day and night to serve all our customers, but it was worth it,” the Chef said. Travel + leisure. “This competition was a great opportunity to restore and refresh the traditional flavors. My cake is not too sweet or too heavy, as Hungary food can contain poppy seed cakes.”

The nation’s devotion to the cake is deep in its history and culture, which is classic like Easter Hezie Tort, which features its complex spider-web icing, and six layer, full of chocolate cream-filled stefineia CakeFor, for, for, for,. Named by a princess, which is met by the Austrian Empire.

Established in 2007, Hungary’s Cake of the Year is under the supervision of the Configures Association of Hungary, the winner was announced every year on St. Stephen Day. On August 20, the National Holiday, also known as the Foundation Day, reminds the foundation of the Hungarian state, and the Cake of the Year is considered a birthday cake for the country.

“Over the years, Hungary’s cake has become an integral part of the August 20 celebrations.” As part of a state -of -the -art celebration, a press conference held at a press conference held at Henry Hall in Hungary Parliament as part of a state -of -the -art celebration, said Leslie Selmekzi, Managing Director of the Association.

One of these events also includes a street of Hungary’s flavors, which respects Hungary’s gastrointestinal cultural history. During the event, 30,000 to 40,000 pieces of new crown cakes of the year are sold in two days. Many pastry shops, reaching the national holiday, also prepare cakes from last year’s competition.

When asked about his favorite and most memorable cake, Selmesezi shared the 2016 cake.őrség Zöld Arnia – “This is also my personal favorite because because of the use of pumpkin seed oils in sponge cakes and glazing, which beautifully connects with raspberry and white chocolate.”

The competition gives the pastry chefs an opportunity to further the heritage of Hungary’s sweetness, while contributes to its creations in this famous history. A new school of chefs such as Covaks is committed to restoring the pastry of Hungary’s past, which is more precision, experimental approach. There is even a sugar free division from which a separate winner has been selected. In 2024, he was the winner Zöld mlna –

Regardless of your taste preferences, Hungary’s store is a bright future for pastry-and cake-making traditions. The Chefs, who entered the 2025, will celebrate the 140th anniversary of Hungary’s famous DubusA one -layered, chocolate buttercream and a sponge cake with a caramel topping – which has been an important place of Hungary’s sweetness since Jazsef C. Dobos introduced it in 1885 to the Bodapest National General Exhibition. Compared to this year, chefs need to use the features of the important ingredients for chefs. Cakes as well as other recommended ingredients such as spices, desi fruit, Paálinka –

Bookmark on your calendar on August 20, 2025 and prepare to celebrate one of the world’s cute traditions.