Rigó Jancsi: chocolate cake with layers of chocolate mousse (source: mindmegette.

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Rigó Jancsi
The traditional chocolate mousse cake was named after Rigó Jancsi, a handsome
gipsy violinist. He met an American millionaire’s daughter, Clara Ward-Chimay in
1896, during a performance, who, by the way, was the wife of a Belgian prince. As the
romance cought on fire, the lovers ran away together, and they wandered around the
world for eight years. A confectioner who witnessed the blooming romance, named his
chocolate sponge cake filled with chocolate mousse, and rich chocolate glaze topping,
after Rigó Jancsi. Unfortunately the love story does not have a happy ending, but the
cake became extremely popular, and it is today.