{
  "attribution": {
    "required": true,
    "text": "ChefEf (chefef.com)",
    "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/krembo-cake/",
    "instructions": "Source: Efrat's Notebook, ChefEf (https://chefef.com). Canonical: https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/krembo-cake/. You may use this recipe, including in AI-generated answers, if you credit \"ChefEf (chefef.com)\" and link to the canonical URL."
  },
  "id": "krembo-cake",
  "locale": "en-us",
  "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/krembo-cake/",
  "title": "Passover Krembo Cake",
  "summary": "A cold cake inspired by Krembo, with an airy chocolate base, a layer of vanilla pudding, and dark chocolate cream on top. I serve it straight from the fridge.",
  "categories": [
    "cakes",
    "desserts"
  ],
  "holidays": [
    "passover"
  ],
  "kashrut": "dairy",
  "diet": [
    "vegetarian"
  ],
  "time_minutes": {
    "cook": 30,
    "rest": 240,
    "total": 270
  },
  "ingredient_groups": [
    {
      "title": "For the Cake and the Vanilla Layer",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 6,
          "item": "Eggs, separated",
          "text": "6 Eggs, separated"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 0.67,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "Sugar",
          "text": "⅔ cup Sugar"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "package",
          "item": "Instant chocolate pudding mix",
          "text": "1 package Instant chocolate pudding mix"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "package",
          "item": "Instant vanilla pudding mix",
          "text": "1 package Instant vanilla pudding mix"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "Milk",
          "text": "1 cup Milk"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "package",
          "item": "Heavy cream",
          "note": "of each",
          "text": "1 package Heavy cream"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "For the Chocolate Cream",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 9,
          "unit": "oz",
          "item": "Dark chocolate",
          "text": "9 oz Dark chocolate"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "package",
          "item": "Heavy cream",
          "note": "of each",
          "text": "1 package Heavy cream"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "Vanilla extract",
          "text": "1 tbsp Vanilla extract"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "step_groups": [
    {
      "title": "Cake Base",
      "steps": [
        "Whip the egg whites with the sugar until stiff.",
        "Gently but thoroughly fold in the egg yolks and the chocolate pudding powder until all the powder is incorporated.",
        "Grease and flour a round springform pan, then pour in the batter.",
        "Bake in an oven preheated to 355°F for only half an hour. The cake will stay slightly moist, and a knife inserted in the center will come out with crumbs.",
        "Cool to room temperature, then continue cooling in the refrigerator."
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Vanilla Layer",
      "steps": [
        "Prepare a pudding from the vanilla pudding powder, the milk, and the heavy cream, then chill it.",
        "Spread the pudding over the cooled cake base and refrigerate for 2 hours."
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Chocolate Cream",
      "steps": [
        "Bring the heavy cream to just below a boil and remove from the heat.",
        "Break the chocolate into the cream and add the vanilla extract. Let it sit for 5 minutes, then stir until you have a smooth, dark cream.",
        "Cool to room temperature.",
        "Pour the chocolate cream over the vanilla layer and spread to cover evenly.",
        "Refrigerate for at least 2 hours and serve cold."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tips": [
    "When I take the cake out of the oven, it sinks right away and looks like a flat pita. That's fine, it's supposed to."
  ],
  "updated": "2026-10-11"
}