Joffre cake

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]

Joffre cake

A slice of a Joffre cake
Type	Cake
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	Romania
Region or state	Bucharest
Created by	Casa Capșa
Main ingredients	Buttermilk, chocolate, buttercream
Media: Joffre cake