Also known as: Garash Cake, Bulgarian Walnut Chocolate Cake
About this dish
A rich, flourless cake of walnut meringue layers filled with a dark chocolate ganache.
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Ingredients
🥚10 egg whites
🍬250g sugar
🌰250g walnuts, finely ground
🌾2 tbsp flour
🍫250g dark chocolate
🍦250ml double cream
🧈50g butter
Method
Serves 2
1
Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks, adding the sugar gradually until glossy.
2
Gently fold in the ground walnuts and flour.
3
Spread into 5 thin rounds on lined trays and bake at 160°C (325°F) for about 15 minutes until dry and lightly golden. Cool.
4
Heat the cream, pour it over the chopped chocolate, add the butter and stir to a smooth ganache. Let it thicken slightly.
5
Stack the layers with ganache between them and over the top and sides. Chill overnight before slicing.
✓ What Makes it Authentic
Garash torta was created in the late 19th century in Ruse by the confectioner Kosta Garash, and remains one of Bulgaria's best-loved celebration cakes.
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