Joffre cake
Chocolate buttermilk layer cake / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Joffre cake (Romanian: prăjitură jofre)[1] is a chocolate buttermilk layer cake filled with chocolate ganache and frosted with chocolate buttercream originally created at Bucharest's Casa Capșa restaurant, in honor of a visit by French Marshal Joseph Joffre, shortly after World War I.[2] The cake is said to have been devised so as to be suitable for diabetics, as Joffre was diabetic.[3] The cylindrical shape suggests the French military cap.[3]
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Type | Cake |
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Course | Dessert |
Place of origin | Romania |
Region or state | Bucharest |
Created by | Casa Capșa |
Main ingredients | Buttermilk, chocolate, buttercream |
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