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# Barcelona pastry chef wins world’s best chocolate cake award
- URL: https://barna.news/barcelona-pastry-chef-wins-worlds-best-chocolate-cake-award/
- Published: 2025-10-04T09:51:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-11T21:27:15.000Z
- Description: Chayma Boutkabout from l’Atelier in Barcelona’s Galvany neighbourhood has won the second Paco Torreblanca International Award for the World’s Best Chocolate Cake. The Moroccan pastry chef took home €3,000 on Friday for her creation, which impressed judges with its balanced textures and bold touch of
- Author: Brandon Watea
- Tags: food-drink

Chayma Boutkabout from [l’Atelier](https://maps.app.goo.gl/41gg4Jp9Ph1t4K42A?ref=barna.news) in Barcelona’s Galvany neighbourhood has won the second Paco Torreblanca International Award for the World’s Best Chocolate Cake. The Moroccan pastry chef took home €3,000 on Friday for her creation, which impressed judges with its balanced textures and bold touch of smoky whisky. The award specifically highlighted the complexity of incorporating that distinctive flavour.

![](https://barna.news/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/12.avif)

A selection of pastries / **Google Maps**

A heavyweight jury made the call, featuring Michelin-starred chef Martín Berasategui, El Celler de Can Roca’s Jordi Roca, renowned pastry chef Oriol Balaguer, and both Jacob and Paco Torreblanca. L’Atelier sits in the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi district, a local favourite for serious pastry lovers.

The competition also awarded second place to Ecuadorian pastry chef Steben Gaviño from Quito, who received €2,000\. Meanwhile, third place went to Argentine-Spanish chef Martín de Luca, who’s based in Barcelona and pocketed €1,000\. Berasategui himself presented the award to Boutkabout during the ceremony in Elche.

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[Source](https://www.elperiodico.com/es/barcelona/20251003/barcelona-pasteleria-tarta-chocolate-premio-mejor-mundo-122252591?utm%5Fsource=Barna.News&utm%5Fmedium=web&utm%5Fcampaign=organic)