Orange cider served in a glass Warm Spiced Orange Cider Beet and Leek Wrap with Peanut Butter Beet and Leek Whole Wheat Wraps with Peanut Butter Chicken Arroz Caldo served with hard-boiled eggs, scallions, and fried garlic Chicken Arroz Caldo with Hard-Boiled Eggs Greek baked giant beans served with whole wheat toast Rustic Greek Baked Beans with Whole Wheat Toast Fish pie with cauliflower mash, golden brown creamy topping and fish filling Low-Carb Fish Pie with Cauliflower Mash Vegan Kakiage, crispy vegetable fritters Vegan Kakiage (Tempura Vegetable Fritters) Peach Doughnut served with powdered sugar Peach-Filled Brioche Doughnuts Freshly baked pancake bun Fluffy Soufflé Pancake Buns Piadina served with rosemary roasted potatoes and goat cheese Rustic Potato and Rosemary Piadina with Goat Cheese Golden brown gorgonzola-walnut empanadas Gorgonzola and Walnut Empanadas Kurut with dried dill, served with fresh parsley Rehydrated Kurut Dip with Dill & Olive Oil Saucy Galbi served with sesame seeds and cilantro Braised Short Ribs (Galbi-jjim Style) Freshly baked pumpkin seed biscuits Roasted Pumpkin Seed Biscuits Spiced Honey Cake served Spiced Honey Cake Chocolate lava cake with gooey center Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes Roasted sausage served with mustard Oven-Roasted Sausages with Mustard Fideuà with cuttlefish served, garnished with fresh parsley Seafood Pasta with Cuttlefish (Fideuà) Haleem with vegetables served, rich, thick and spicy dish Vegetable Haleem Stew Blue cheese croissants served Blue Cheese Croissants Chocolate cream cake with chocolate glaze Old-Fashioned Chocolate Fudge Cake Orange cider served in a glass Warm Spiced Orange Cider Beet and Leek Wrap with Peanut Butter Beet and Leek Whole Wheat Wraps with Peanut Butter Chicken Arroz Caldo served with hard-boiled eggs, scallions, and fried garlic Chicken Arroz Caldo with Hard-Boiled Eggs Greek baked giant beans served with whole wheat toast Rustic Greek Baked Beans with Whole Wheat Toast Fish pie with cauliflower mash, golden brown creamy topping and fish filling Low-Carb Fish Pie with Cauliflower Mash Vegan Kakiage, crispy vegetable fritters Vegan Kakiage (Tempura Vegetable Fritters) Peach Doughnut served with powdered sugar Peach-Filled Brioche Doughnuts Freshly baked pancake bun Fluffy Soufflé Pancake Buns Piadina served with rosemary roasted potatoes and goat cheese Rustic Potato and Rosemary Piadina with Goat Cheese Golden brown gorgonzola-walnut empanadas Gorgonzola and Walnut Empanadas Kurut with dried dill, served with fresh parsley Rehydrated Kurut Dip with Dill & Olive Oil Saucy Galbi served with sesame seeds and cilantro Braised Short Ribs (Galbi-jjim Style) Freshly baked pumpkin seed biscuits Roasted Pumpkin Seed Biscuits Spiced Honey Cake served Spiced Honey Cake Chocolate lava cake with gooey center Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes Roasted sausage served with mustard Oven-Roasted Sausages with Mustard Fideuà with cuttlefish served, garnished with fresh parsley Seafood Pasta with Cuttlefish (Fideuà) Haleem with vegetables served, rich, thick and spicy dish Vegetable Haleem Stew Blue cheese croissants served Blue Cheese Croissants Chocolate cream cake with chocolate glaze Old-Fashioned Chocolate Fudge Cake
Chimney Cake Fruit Bowl served
Sweet, crispy chimney cake with fresh fruits and whipped cream

Chimney Cake Fruit Bowls

Author: Flavelo
Recipes Cakes and Desserts
Chimney cake (Kürtőskalács) isn't just a pastry, it's a modern heir to ancient ember-roasting traditions. In this version, dough isn't baked on a traditional spit but on a wider form, creating an edible bowl. The meeting of hot, cinnamon-steamed yeast dough and cold cream is a true culinary adventure.
🕒 Prep Time 1 hr 20 mins
🍳 Cook Time 20 mins
⌛ Total Time 1 hr 40 mins
🍽️ Servings 4 servings
🔥 Calories 850 kcal
🌍 Cuisine Hungarian

Ingredients

Equipment Needed

  • Heatproof jars or metal cans (for molds)
  • Pastry brush
  • Mixing bowl
  • Rolling pin
  • Aluminum foil

Allergen Information

⚠️ Wheat
⚠️ Milk
⚠️ Egg
⚠️ Tree Nuts

Instructions

1 ✓

Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm milk with a teaspoon of sugar and let it bloom (foam) for 10 minutes.

Tip: Yeast feeds on sugar and produces carbon dioxide, which puffs up the dough (Fermentation).
2 ✓

Mix flour with salt and remaining sugar. Add egg, melted butter, bloomed yeast, and rest of milk. Knead into smooth, elastic dough.

Tip: Knead until it pulls away from bowl and hand. This indicates gluten has developed properly.
3 ✓

Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled (45-60 mins).

Tip: Draft-free, warm spots are ideal; yeast is most active in warmth.
4 ✓

Roll dough finger-thick and cut into 1-inch strips. Wrap around greased, foil-covered molds (like jars) so edges slightly overlap.

Tip: If they don't overlap, the dough will split during baking.
5 ✓

Brush with melted butter and roll in cinnamon sugar.

Tip: Sugar caramelizes in oven, forming a crispy crust.
6 ✓

Stand molds on baking sheet and bake at 400°F (200°C) until golden brown (approx 15 mins). Rotate halfway.

Tip: Watch the color; sugar burns quickly!
7 ✓

Once cooled and removed from mold, fill with whipped cream and fresh fruit. Drizzle with chocolate sauce and sprinkle with almonds.

Tip: Fill just before serving to keep dough crispy.

Recipe FAQ

Why didn't the dough rise?
The yeast might have been old, or the milk too hot, killing the yeast.
What to use instead of a wooden spit?
Wrap a beer can or mason jar in foil and grease it with oil.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 packet Active Dry Yeast (2 1/4 tsp)
  • 1 cup Warm Milk
  • 1/4 cup Melted Butter
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp Vanilla Sugar (or Sugar + Extract)
  • 1 1/2 cups Mixed Berries (Strawberry, Blueberry, Raspberry)
  • 3/4 cup Heavy Cream
  • 1/4 cup Chocolate Sauce
  • 1/4 cup Sliced Almonds (toasted)