Thibodaux Chocolate Doberge Cake

This magnificent cake is a signature confection of the sweet and precious city of New Orleans. Known as Doberge cake (say “do-bosh”), its inspiration is the Hungarian classic Dobos torte, seven thin layers of yellow cake sandwiched together with a chocolate custard filling and finished with a chocolate frosting. In this version, from Louisiana Legacy, an outstanding community cookbook published in 1982 by the Service League of Thibodaux, Louisiana, the cake layers are chocolate as we