The Kyiv cake is a dessert cake produced in Kyiv, Ukraine since December 6, 1956[2] by the Karl Marx Confectionery Factory, now a subsidiary of the Roshen Confectionery Corporation.
The cake has emerged as a symbol of Kyiv, largely due to its brand name and packaging featuring the depiction of a horse chestnut leaf, which was present on the Coat of Arms of Kyiv during the Soviet era.
The cake consists of two light layers of meringue with hazelnuts covered in a chocolate glaze, and filled with a buttercream-like filling.[1]
History
Three accounts describe how the Kyiv cake originated in 1956.[3]