Chocolate Mud Cake Day

The Kladdkakans dag (sometimes referred to in English as Chocolate Mud Cake Day) is observed in Sweden on November 7 each year.

History of Chocolate Mud Cake Day

The celebration centres around the Swedish dessert Kladdkaka — a dense, gooey chocolate cake with a crisp exterior and a soft, sticky interior.
According to sources, the “official” day for Kladdkaka has been November 7 since 2008. The precise origin of choosing this date is not widely documented, yet the observance has grown in popularity among Swedish cafés, bakeries and home-bakers.

Why is Chocolate Mud Cake Day important?

This day celebrates a beloved part of Swedish food culture and encourages people to bake or enjoy kladdkaka — recognising a simple, home-style dessert that holds nostalgic and communal value. It also brings attention to how everyday food traditions help shape national identity and shared experience.
In addition, the celebration invites creativity — variations in ingredients, flavours, accompaniments (such as whipped cream or ice-cream) — making it a fun, inclusive food holiday where both novice and experienced bakers can participate.

• It honours a classic Swedish dessert and its place in fika and home baking.
• It encourages people to bake something simple, sticky and chocolate-rich.
• It brings families and friends together over dessert and coffee.
• It gives cafés and bakeries an occasion to highlight their version of kladdkaka.
• It promotes appreciation of everyday culinary culture rather than only “fine dining”.

How to Celebrate Chocolate Mud Cake Day

To celebrate the day, you might bake a traditional kladdkaka using a recipe (often with butter, eggs, sugar, flour and cocoa, without baking powder) and serve it with whipped cream, vanilla ice-cream or raspberries.
You could also visit a Swedish café (or a Swedish themed café if you’re outside Sweden), enjoy a slice of kladdkaka, share photos on social media with friends, or invite loved ones over for a dessert-gathering centred on the cake.

• Bake a kladdkaka and share slices with friends or family.
• Visit a local bakery or café and seek out their version of the cake.
• Try a variation or flavour twist (e.g., orange zest, salted caramel, nuts).
• Post a photo of your dessert with a note about Kladdkakans dag (or #KladdkakaDay).
• Reflect on a favourite dessert-memory or share the cake with someone who might appreciate comfort food.

Chocolate Mud Cake Day Dates Table