Leslie's European Deli

Bakery: Leslie's European Deli 
Address: 35 York Blvd, Hamilton ON (@ Hamilton Farmers Market) 
Website: n/a
Style: Hungarian
Price: $$ 

It seems I'm catching up with my pending Hamilton reviews from a few weeks back... here's another one from the year-round Hamilton Farmers' Market, which has a few other baked good stops. Leslie (or: Leslie's? Getting both results online) European Deli is a Hungarian deli and, as is the case with most Hungarian and Eastern European delis, is a cold cuts place first selling a small assortment of classic baked goods, looking very much homemade and low-key, which is quite the opposite of a bad thing. :P Not to mention the fact that, even judging by the Cake Tour, it's not that easy to find Hungarian anything and any new find deserves notice.

Who *isn't* a sucker for Dobos Torte?!

The Dobos torte ($2.75/each) is an absolute must. With layers of simple sponge cake and chocolate cream topped off with hard caramel and shaved chocolate on the sides, rarely does one encounter a bad example of this famous cake. And Leslie, in fact, doesn't stray from this rule: delicious moist cake and just the right amount of rich, not overly chocolatey cream. The caramel topping had a very hard time staying onto the rest of the torte, making it difficult to enjoy all components with one forkful, but nonetheless a tasty treat that I wouldn't hesitate taking again. ;)

Rating: ***