Carnival Celebrates Chocolate Cake Day

(PRESS RELEASE)_It’s finally the most wonderful time of the year - National Chocolate Cake Day. This Thursday, January 27, Americans will be celebrating with friends and family over one of the world’s most popular desserts. 

For anyone who has found themselves in a chocolate cake rut, Carnival Cruise Line Chef Russel Gomes comes to the rescue. Only 5 ingredients and 15 minutes are required to make its signature Melting Chocolate Cake, so anyone can replicate the ooey-ness and gooey-ness from home. ​

Five Simple Ingredients

• 6oz Dark Chocolate
• 6oz Butter
• 4 Eggs
• 3oz Sugar
• 2oz Flour

 
Five Easy Steps 

1. Melt the chocolate and butter
2. Mix eggs and sugar and whisk for a few minutes, then add flour
3. Add the egg mix to the melted chocolate and mix
4. Pour the mix in a greased mold
5. Bake directly in the oven at 350°F for 20 minutes

 
Bite-size Facts about Chocolate Cake
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• The first chocolate cake was made in 1765.
• In the 1800s, an Austrian chef created the modern chocolate cake when he spread jam between two layers of chocolate dough and covered it with chocolate frosting. 
• Until about 1840, chocolate was primarily consumed in liquid form as a drink.
• The first chocolate cake mix was invented in the 1920s by a company called O. Duff and Sons. 
• In 1948, Pillsbury released the first instant chocolate cake mix