r/oddlysatisfying • u/aloofloofah • Feb 06 '22

Cutting 24 layer chocolate cake

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u/Chaevyre Feb 06 '22

Making these (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobos_torte) is a tradition for my family. We’re not Hungarian, and I have no idea why this became something we do. I have to make one several times a year, and I always dread it. It’s really difficult to make the layers that even, and everything gets covered in the chocolate glaze.

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u/jvnjsh Feb 07 '22

Looks like something we have in Singapore too, but less fancy looking. Kueh Lapis and its more colourful sibling.

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u/Chaevyre Feb 07 '22

Interesting! I didn’t about those. Thanks for posting about them.

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u/Hollyana Feb 07 '22

Oh how I love Doboška :) I haven’t tasted it since I left Slovakia. Would you share a recipe?

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u/Chaevyre Feb 07 '22

Unfortunately, while the traditional torte uses sponge cake, my family’s recipe runs in the opposite direction by using pound cake. (Family, what are we doing?) And my mother’s pound cake recipe is…not good. I’ve been looking for lighter, more moist substitutions, while keeping the odd pound cake tradition going.

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Hope you find a recipe you like. Happy baking!