Rogel (cake)

Rogel
A whole Rogel cake
Alternative namesTorta Rogel
TypePastry, cake
CourseDessert
Place of originArgentina
Created byCharo Balbiani
Main ingredientsPuff pastry, dulce de leche, Italian meringue
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The torta Rogel, or simply Rogel, is an Argentine variant of mille-feuille cake made with layers of puff pastry, dulce de leche filling and Italian meringue topping.

History

The Rogel cake is attributed to Charo Balbiani, who in the 1960s in Buenos Aires modified a Dutch mille-feuille cake by replacing the fruit jam with dulce de leche, giving rise to the classic Argentine dessert. The Balbiani family registered the recipe, and despite a temporary halt to production, Rogel has remained a classic of Argentine pastry.

References

  1. ↑ "Torta Rogel". Paulina Cocina (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  2. ↑ "Nuestra historia: una tradición argentina, una historia familiar". Rogel (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  3. ↑ "Rogel, historia de un postre auténticamente argentino". Cucinare (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  4. ↑ "La historia del postre con dulce de leche que amamos los argentinos". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-20.