Recipes · Hungarian · Cakes

Rigó Jancsi

One serving has 508 kcal and 10 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (67%), manganese (41%), selenium (35%), vitamin A (35%), riboflavin (31%) and phosphorus (29%). Ready in 40 minutes.

Rigó Jancsi
Photo: Winnie135, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 25 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (145 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten

Ingredients

  • 20 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 5 g Cocoa powder
  • 30 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 20 g Sugar
  • 40 g Cream, heavy
  • 20 g Chocolate, dark
  • 5 g Spirits
  • 5 g Butter, unsalted

Method

  1. Whisk the eggs and sugar until thick and pale, then fold in the flour and cocoa powder to make a light chocolate sponge batter.
  2. Spread onto a lined tray and bake at 190 °C (375 °F) for 10-12 minutes until just set; cool, then cut into 2 equal squares.
  3. Melt half the chocolate and let it cool slightly, then whip the cream to soft peaks and fold in the melted chocolate and rum to make a light chocolate cream.
  4. Sandwich the chocolate cream between the two sponge squares.
  5. Melt the remaining chocolate with the butter and pour over the top as a glaze, smoothing it evenly, then chill until set before slicing into a neat cube.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy508 kcal24%
Carbohydrates48.7 g
Water52.9 mL
Fiber4.6 g15%
Protein9.6 g20%
Tryptophan0.12 g
Threonine0.31 g
Isoleucine0.37 g
Leucine0.63 g
Lysine0.42 g
Methionine0.19 g
Cystine0.14 g
Phenylalanine0.41 g
Tyrosine0.3 g
Valine0.47 g
Histidine0.18 g
Fat30.8 g
Monounsaturated8.7 g
Polyunsaturated1.7 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.02 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.4 g
Saturated18 g
Trans-Fats0.51 g
Cholesterol168 mg
Calcium68.6 mg7%
Copper0.6 mg67%
Iron4.6 mg25%
Magnesium81.5 mg26%
Manganese0.73 mg41%
Phosphorus204 mg29%
Potassium322 mg7%
Selenium19.4 µg35%
Sodium59.6 mg
Zinc1.6 mg20%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.19 mg17%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.34 mg31%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.6 mg11%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.85 mg17%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.09 mg7%
Folate (vitamin B9)54 µg14%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.4 µg17%
Choline96.4 mg23%
Vitamin A247 µg35%
Vitamin C0.24 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)49.8 IU8%
Vitamin E0.97 mg6%
Vitamin K3.4 µg4%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.8 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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