Joffre cake
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| Type | Cake |
|---|---|
| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Romania |
| Region or state | Bucharest |
| Created by | Casa Capșa |
| Main ingredients | Buttermilk, chocolate, buttercream |
A Joffre cake[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]
Some commentators[4] say the size of the Joffre cake probably had as a model the Adrian helmet worn by French and Romanian soldiers during World War I.[5]
Notes and references[]
- ^ "Definition of Joffre" (in Romanian). dexonline.
- ^ "La Maison Capsa" (in French).
- ^ "CASA CAPSA HOTEL". www.capsa.ro. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "Marshall's cake" (in Romanian). Historia.
- ^ "THE JOFFRE CAKE" (PDF).
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