Reviewed: May 25, 2012

This recipes is good. If anyone wants to see an easy way to do the caramel and cut it, watch The Aubergine Chef's Dobos Totre video. I do not recommend his recipe though, made with butter and the whites aren't separated, but the caramel part is great!

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OneSmartCookie

Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2011

I recently made this for my husband and his family who are Hungarian and they were shocked. My mother-in-law didn't think I would be able to make this but she was shocked when I did. This will be a go to cake for our special holidays!!

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isaaksmomma

Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2011

I made this for my father-in-law who used to make a dobos torte. I followed this cake recipe to a "T" and it came out perfect. I used 9" pans that are just flat disks my in-law had made years ago. I put parchment paper on it before I poured batter. WOrked like a charm, when I took out of oven I flipped it onto a cookie sheet lined with more parchment paper and then you peel of paper and let cool...Cake tasted great and father-in-law LOVED it and said it was perfect! I did use a different chocolate buttercream frosting though...Oh, and I found if you use 1 1/4 dry measure cups of batter, you will get 6 cakes exactly. This recipe is SO easy too!

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Jennifer

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2010

Actually the word "dobos" means drummer. (I'm full Hungarian so I know :D) By the way this cake is one of the most famous and well-known cakes from Hungary and worth making it!

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zuzimama

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2009

One of the most authentic recipes. But their are two problems: Dobos means drummer in Hungarian, not "like a drum" and please give us back Jozsef Dobos to us Hungarians, because we are very proud of him. And since he was born in Hungary and died in Hungary, and he had his pastry shop in Hungary, and he created Dobos Torte in Hungary, I assume this makes him Hungarian. Thank you very much,

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Sandor

Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2009

The cake is too heavy. Instead of dusting with flour, assemble the cake with the frosting, as you bake it. The layers should be thin enough to cool almost immediately.

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andy

Reviewed: May 4, 2009

I made this for my Mom's 80th Birthday. She is a first generation Canadian, her parents are from Hungary. This went over with rave reviews!! I loved the experience of creating it.

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Mom 2-3

Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2009

I made this recipe as a weekend project, and I am very glad I allotted so much time for it! However, I knew something this fancy would take a long time, and it was definitely worth it! Rich, creamy buttercream, and light, eggy cake! Don't even get me started on the caramel...

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Snow_Day_Baker

Reviewed: May 1, 2008

I finally had the chance to make this for my mum's birthday with great success. My family loved the "waffer-like" layers of cake. The chocolate buttercream frosting might seem too rich but trust me, it goes really well with the mild flavor of the cake. I'd recomend chilling the whole thing before serving and storing in the refrigerator (the frosting held up and tasted better cool/cold). I'd also recommened working on making the frosting and caramel toping while you bake the cake layers because this recipe takes quite a bit of time. Can't wait for an excuse to make this again ;)

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winter_rogue

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Olympia, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2008

This was not as hard as i thought it would be, but it was time consuming. I made this for my hungarian family and it was a huge hit. Everyone took a turn down memory lane.

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