Indulge in Decadence: Top 8 Fun Facts About Chocolate Cake You Never Knew!

1. Chocolate Cake: Mood Booster

Feeling a little down in the dumps? Let them eat cake: Chocolate cake, specifically, since it contains tryptophan that boosts serotonin levels in the brain, helping reduce depression and anxiety for a calmer, happier you!
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2. German Chocolate Cake: American, Not German

Hold onto your lederhosen, folks: German chocolate cake isn't actually from Germany at all! In the ultimate case of mistaken nationality, it was created by a man named Samuel German in the United States, who whipped up a dark baking chocolate that took the cake world by storm, and now this delightfully deceptive dessert proudly bears his name.
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3. 73% Sales Increase From Misunderstood Cake

In a plot twist worthy of a culinary whodunit, it turns out that German Chocolate Cake is as German as baseball and apple pie: The famed dessert was actually whipped up by a Texas homemaker who submitted her recipe to a Dallas newspaper in 1957, leading to a staggering 73% sales increase for the German's chocolate brand – named after Sam German who devised a sweet baking chocolate in 1852 – and forever causing confusion by omitting the apostrophe-s that would have clarified its true American origins.
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4. Eliza Leslie: Pioneer of Chocolate Cake

Before Marie Antoinette declared "let them eat cake," Eliza Leslie was crafting a sweet little culinary revolution of her own: America's very first chocolate cake recipe, printed in The Lady's Receipt Book in 1847. While those old-fashioned cacao layers bear little resemblance to the irresistible, rich, and gooey delights we dig into now, we sure do owe it to Eliza for starting this chocolate odyssey! So, on January 27th, let's all raise a fork to the cake-tastic madness and celebrate National Chocolate Cake Day with a decadent bang.
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5. Audrey Hepburn's Flourless Chocolate Cake

When Breakfast at Tiffany's met Dessert at Audrey's: Audrey Hepburn had a personal flourless chocolate cake recipe that she'd whip up for special occasions and birthdays, complete with powdered sugar, homemade whipped cream, and vanilla ice cream. This delectable delight, featuring her preferred dark chocolate, was shared in her son Luca Dotti's book, Audrey at Home, alongside over 250 heartwarming family photos.
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6. Swedish "Fika": It's Not About The Cake

Move over Willy Wonka, there's a new chocoholic in town, and it ain't even about the chocolate: In Sweden, the sweet tradition of "fika" involves sharing a cup of coffee or tea and a snack with friends or coworkers, focussing more on socializing and recharging than on indulging in chocolate cake – which, alas, isn't the star of the show.
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7. Astronauts: Space Station Chocolate Cake

"Space, the final frontier... for dessert?": Astronauts aboard the International Space Station in 2016 enjoyed a weightless Christmas dinner complete with out-of-this-world chocolate cake, courtesy of a Japanese cargo supply ship delivery earlier in December.
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8. Devil's Food Cake: Sinfully Delicious

Having a devilishly good time indulging in decadent chocolate cake might just land you in a caloric inferno, but who could resist when it earns the wickedly delightful moniker of "sinful" delight: Meet the Devil's Food Cake, a step above your ordinary chocolate cake, made with dark chocolate squares and sometimes spiked with coffee to add a divinely rich moistness to its flavor. This devilishly delicious dessert – popular enough to have its own holiday, National Devil's Food Cake Day, since 2004 – owes its name to the extra dose of chocolate that creates the distinctive dark hue and sinfully rich taste.
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