Gerbeaud

"Gerbeaud" (Zserbo in Hungarian) is perhaps the best known pastry in Hungary and has a history of 125 years.Traditional Christmas cake but It is also baked for celebrations and special occasions as well such as birthdays and weddings.

Gerbeaud slice is named after the world-famous confectionery, Café Gerbeaud, which is situated at Vörösmarty square 7 in Budapest. It’s one of the greatest and most traditional café-confectioneries in Europe.

The legend of Gerbeaud began with Henrik Kugler who was the third child of a confectionery dynasty. He opened his confectionery in 1858 at József Nádor square. In 1882, in Paris, he met the talented young confectioner of Swiss descent Emil Gerbeaud. As there was no successor who could have taken over the leadership of the store, Kugler invited Gerbeaud to Budapest in 1882 to declare him to his business partner. Since 1884 Gerbeaud was the new owner of the confectionery. The zserbó cake, a well-known product of the Café Gerbeaud is named after him, although it was not available in his lifetime.