This dessert is Hungarian Gerbeaud Cake (Zserbó Szelet).

Ingredients

Dough

• 500 g flour
• 200 g butter
• 80 g sugar
• 1 egg
• 20 g fresh yeast (or 7 g dry yeast)
• 100 ml warm milk
• pinch of salt

Filling

• 300 g ground walnuts
• 200 g sugar
• 300 g apricot jam

Chocolate Glaze

• 150 g dark chocolate
• 2 tbsp oil or butter

Instructions

1. Dissolve yeast in warm milk with a little sugar and let sit 10 minutes.
2. Mix flour, butter, sugar, egg, salt and yeast mixture. Knead into smooth dough.
3. Divide dough into 3–4 equal parts.
4. Roll first dough layer and place in baking pan.
5. Spread apricot jam, then sprinkle walnut and sugar mixture.
6. Repeat layers until dough is used, finishing with dough on top.
7. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30–35 minutes.
8. Let cool.
9. Melt chocolate with oil/butter and spread over the cake.
10. When glaze sets, cut into rectangles.

This is one of the most famous traditional Hungarian cakes.