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| Type | Cake |
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| Place of origin | Ruse, Bulgaria |
| Main ingredients | Walnuts,egg whites, crystal orpowdered sugar |
Garash (Bulgarian:гараш) is achocolate cake from theBulgarian cuisine. It was created by the Austro-Hungarian Kosta Garash in1885, inRuse, Bulgaria,[1] during the time he managed the grand hotel“Islah Hane”, which was located next to the residence of the BulgarianknyazAlexander of Battenberg. Royal personas such asCarol I of Romania,Milan I of Serbia andOscar II were guests at the hotel. Kosta Garash created his famous "Garash" cake for such high-ranking receptions.
"Garash" cake has recently become a favorite of people withGluten-related disorders since no wheat flour is used in the recipe.
Five 2 mm-thin round cake plates are made from abatter consisting of 200 g groundwalnut kernels, 8 egg whites and 220 g crystal orpowdered sugar. After baking and cooling, they are arranged one on top of the other and frosted in between, on top, and on the sides with afrosting (Ganache) made of sweetcream andchocolate. Afterwards, the cake is covered with chocolate icing.
The cake was invented by an Austro-Hungarian confectioner Kosta Garash in 1885. At the time, he was working at a lavish hotel in the city of Ruse, where he first served the cake.
