Hungary has been selecting the best cake for the birthday of the country since 2007. The Cake of the Country 2026 is called ‘Bíborfehér’ meaning ‘Purple White’, and it was made in an artisan confectionery shop in the town of Gyula, east of Hungary. Some say the cake resembles the favourite Hungarian dessert “cottage cheese dumplings”. The cake is available in many places throughout the country.

The description of the cake

“It is an elegant combination of forest berries, toasted almonds, silky sour cream mousse and lumpy cottage cheese, made truly special by the sweet blackcurrant wine. Chocolate, vanilla and lemon further enhance the experience, and freeze-dried raspberries are really just the ‘icing on the cake’!” The cake is available in many places throughout the country, you can find the places on the website of the Chamber of Confectioners.

Wines to pair the cake

In an earlier article of ours about cottage cheese dumplings, Péter Blazsovszky sommelier and wine writer warns that high acidity of the wine can result a bitter sensation of the cottage cheese, thus instead of a semi dry wine he would prefer a late harvest, elegant sweet wine. However, the blackcurrant and raspberry give a fruity touch to the cake, therefore we believe that a crispy rose or a bright sparkling rose can work!

Babarczi Pannonhalmi Kékfrankos Rose 2025

Incredibly refreshing, crispy rose made of 100% Kékfrankos grape, no wonder this wine came to our mind when thinking of the perfect match with the cake. “Its aroma and flavour perfectly reflect the Pannonhalma wine region and the characteristics of this grape. The palate is pliable and the fruit is forward with dominant notes of strawberry, yet the bright acidity keeps the fruit in line.”
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Patricius Katinka late harvest 2023

This late harvest wine with amazing price-value (also available at the airport in Budapest) is a great choice for any cake, and we are confident that with Purple White it will also work. “A reference point among the late harvest wines of the Tokaj wine region. Selected bunches containing healthy, over-ripened and partly botrytized berries which were picked during the late – autumn harvest. The characteristic varietal notes of Furmint and Yellow Muscat form the foundation of this wine, braced by minerality and zippy acidity for great balance and topped off with an incredibly long finish and creaminess.”
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