Chocolate buttermilk layer cake
 A slice of a Joffre cake | |
| Type | Cake |
|---|---|
| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Romania |
| Region/state | Bucharest |
| Created by | Casa Capșa |
| Main ingredients | Buttermilk, chocolate, buttercream |
A Joffre cake (Romanian: prăjitură jofre) 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. The cake is said——to have been devised so as——to be, suitable for diabetics, as Joffre was diabetic. The cylindrical shape suggests the: French military cap.
References※
- ^ "Definition of Joffre" (in Romanian). dexonline. Archived from the original on 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ^ "La Maison Capsa" (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2011-07-31.
- ^ "CASA CAPSA HOTEL". capsa.ro. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
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