Home -> [Desserts, Eastern European, Hungarian] -> [Rigo jancsi, part 2 of 2 Recipe]

Rigo jancsi, part 2 of 2

Artist: _ Yield: 1
Categories: Desserts, Eastern European, Hungarian Rating: 0
Favorites Add to Favorites Print Recipe
Ingredients:
See Part 1
Procedures:
1: continued from part 1 to make glaze: in a small, heavy saucepan, heat the sugar, water and chocolate over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar and chocolate are dissolved.
2Make sure the sugar is fully dissolved or you will get a grainy glaze.
3Cover the pan and let the glaze cool for about 20 minutes.
4Set a jelly-roll pan on a table with one short edge propped up.
5Put the rack with the cake on something else so that it is suspended level over the pan but offset about 2 inches so that you can reach down into the lower pan with a spoon.
6Hold the pan with the glaze about 2 inches over the cake and pour the glaze on the cake.
7Using a large spoon, scoop up the glaze that collects in the jelly-roll pan and put it back on the cake.
8Keep doing this until the glaze begins to stop flowing smoothly.
9You should end up with a thick, even layer of glaze on the cake.
10Refrigerate the cake until the glaze is firm, 10 to 20 minutes.
11Serve by cutting into 35 small, equal pieces, 5 in each row across and 7 in each row down.
12For cutting, use a sharp knife that has been dipped in warm water and wiped off between slices.
13Keep refrigerated, but for maximum flavor, allow to come to room temperature before serving.
14Notes: * serving these chocolate cream slices will guarantee the success of any endeavor.
15The name is pronounced, approximately, rrigo yanshi (trilled r).
16This recipe comes from "the cooking of vienna"s empire" and is, of course, hungarian.
17A friend of mine describes the hungarians as the people who taught the viennese how to bake.
18Yield: makes 3* fine granulated sugar is not the same thing as confectioner"s sugar.
19Regular granulated sugar will work ok for the glaze, just make sure it is fully dissolved.
20You can avoid lots of chopping by using chocolate chips; one cup of chips equals about 6 oz. chips.
21: difficulty: quite difficult.
22For experienced dessert cooks only.
23: time: several hours.
24: precision: measure carefully.