Bejgli Cake 350g - Poppy Seed Cake

Beigli cake is a unique, award-winning Hungarian babka-style pastry, swirled with dark plum jam, fragrant sweet spices and a rich poppy seed filling.

What Is Beigli Cake?

Bejgli, also spelt beigli, is one of Hungary's best-loved festive pastries. Nándori Cukrászda created this beautiful braided cake as a modern interpretation of the traditional rolled pastry, keeping its familiar poppy seed filling while adding generous layers of tangy plum jam.

Unlike a classic tightly rolled bejgli, this cake has a softer, babka-style structure, with a glossy golden crust and tender, lightly sweet crumb. Its deeply flavoured filling combines nutty poppy seeds, dark plum jam, sweet dried plum, lemon peel and warming cinnamon.

It is a particularly tempting addition to a Hungarian Christmas table, but far too good to reserve for the festive season alone.

How to Serve Beigli Cake

This generously filled cake is made to be sliced and shared. Serve it at room temperature, or warm a slice very briefly to bring out its buttery pastry, fragrant poppy seeds and glossy plum filling.

• Serve a thick slice with coffee, black tea or a glass of sweet dessert wine for an indulgent afternoon treat.
• Add a scoop of vanilla, cherry or berry ice cream for a proper restaurant-style dessert.
• Offer it as part of a festive spread with fresh berries, whipped cream or custard to balance the rich filling.
• Share it alongside classic mákos bejgli and diós bejgli for a memorable Hungarian pastry selection.

Serving Tip

Use a sharp serrated knife and a gentle sawing motion for neat slices. If the cake has been stored somewhere cool, allow it to come to room temperature before serving so the pastry softens and the plum filling becomes especially luscious.

Explore our full Hungarian bejgli range, including classic poppy seed and walnut-filled rolls as well as modern interpretations.

Great Taste Award Winner

This poppy seed cake, called Mákos-szilvalekváros fonat in Hungarian, won 1 Star at the 2026 Great Taste Awards from the Guild of Fine Food. View the official Great Taste Awards listing.

Where Does It Come From?

Our beigli cake is hand-baked by Nándori Cukrászda, a family-run Budapest patisserie on Ráday Street. Its story began in 1957, and László Nándori took over the business in 1988, continuing its tradition of carefully made Hungarian cakes and pastries.

Skilled confectioners prepare each cake with a generous filling of poppy seeds, rich plum jam, dried plum, lemon peel and cinnamon. The poppy seeds are freshly ground for the full, rounded flavour that makes this cake so distinctive.

Browse our wider selection of Hungarian cakes and pastries to discover more traditional and modern sweet specialities from Hungary.

Delivery & Storage

Each cake has a best-before date of 14 days from the date of purchase, making it a lovely choice for entertaining, gifting or enjoying over several occasions. We send it in protective packaging to help it arrive ready to slice and serve.

Storage: Store in a cool, dry place. Refrigerate after opening.

Ingredients & Allergen Information

Ingredients: Wheat flour, sugar, poppy seeds, milk, lard, biscuit (wheat flour, sugar, palm oil, bulking agents: sodium hydrogen carbonate, ammonium hydrogen carbonate; salt, flavouring, caramel colour, antioxidant: tartaric acid; potassium metabisulphite), yeast, plum jam (plum, sugar, preservative: potassium sorbate), liquid egg yolk (egg, citric acid, preservative: potassium sorbate), egg, dried plum, vegetable oil, lemon peel, bourbon vanillin sugar (sugar, vanilla extract powder, natural flavouring, bourbon vanilla extract), ground cinnamon, salt, apricot jam.

Allergy advice: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. May also contain traces of sesame, peanuts and other tree nuts.

Country of Origin: Hungary.