Raspberry Shortcake (Zserbó)

Name: Raspberry Shortcake (Zserbó)
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Cuisine: European, Eastern European
Ingredients: 250 g plain flour (all-purpose); 100 g butter; 75 g icing sugar (US powdered sugar); 1 tsp baking powder; 1 pinch fine sea salt; 1 tsp lemon zest (optional); 1 medium egg yolk (20g total); 1 tsp pure vanilla extract or 1/4 tsp of vanilla paste; 75 ml milk; 350 g raspberry jam; 100 g ground almonds; 100 g dark chocolate (minimum 50% cocoa solids); 30 g butter; 1 tbsp honey (Alternatives: corn syrup, golden syrup or maple syrup)

Instructions

Prep:25minCook:45min

This raspberry Zserbó is an adaptation of a famous layered cake from Hungary. Layers of enriched shortcrust pastry with raspberry jam, almonds and chocolate.

Updated at: Mon, 06 Oct 2025 02:09:51 GMT