The chestnut-apricot chocolate cake of Cocó7 Chocolate Shop és Látványműhely was chosen as Budapest's dessert this year, and it can be tasted for the first time at the Sweet Days Budapest festival starting on Friday, October 11, in front of St. Stephen's Basilica.
Edes Napok is one of Europe's largest chocolate and sweets-themed trade fairs; in front of the Szent István Basilica, the public can see the cakes, chocolates and other delicacies of almost forty exhibitors - said Csaba Rebrus, the president of Csésze and the main organizer of Sweet Days, at the press conference of the Hungarian Chocolate and Sweets Association (Csésze) in Budapest on Wednesday.
At this year's Sweet Days, Balaton's ice cream and cookies will appear for the first time, but you will also be able to taste Demeter Chocolate Kft.'s Dubai dessert, and the new chocoMe brand, Atelier, will also be presented. The specialty of the chocolate manufactory is that it carries out the entire production process itself: it buys the cocoa beans locally, which it then peels and roasts itself, explained the president of Csésze.
The goal of the sweets-themed event is to help Hungarian confectionary small and medium-sized enterprises, to support the strengthening and promotion of Hungarian confectionery manufactories, he added.
Csaba Rebrus noted that the Hungarian confectionery industry is currently facing major challenges: the price of cocoa beans and other ingredients has increased significantly in the recent period, but more and more must be spent on energy and labor, while the turnover of confectioneries shows a serious decline. According to Csaba Rebrus, Hungarian artisanal chocolate production performs well in world competitions, despite the fact that the sector does not receive state support.
In this year's invitational competition, a five-person jury decided: Budapest dessert was made by Cocó7 Chocolate Shop and Látványműhely.
The winner of the Budapest dessert confectionary competition, the chestnut-apricot chocolate cake of the capital's Cocó7 Chocolate Shop and Látványmûhely on October 9, 2024. Those interested can taste the cake for the first time at the Sweet Days Budapest festival starting on October 11 in front of the Szent István Basilica.
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According to Bretz Bernadett, the head of the workshop, they tried to use only high-quality raw materials. The brownie-like sponge is made using chocolate and butter, and the crunchy layer of almonds is covered with creamy dark chocolate cream and light chestnut cream with a rum aroma. The apricot jelly inside the cookie is “fizzy” with vanilla, a little clove and cinnamon. A chocolate coating and a small chestnut ball were placed on top of the cake, explained Bretz Bernadett.
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Cover photo: The winner of the Budapest dessert confectionary competition, the chestnut-apricot chocolate cake of the capital's Cocó7 Chocolate Shop and Látványmûhely on October 9, 2024. Those interested can taste the cake for the first time at the Sweet Days Budapest festival starting on October 11 in front of the Szent István Basilica.
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