Norwegian · Dessert

Kvæfjordkake (World's Best Cake)

Name: Kvæfjordkake (World's Best Cake)
Cuisine: Norwegian
Ingredients: 125g butter; 125g sugar; 4 egg yolks; 125g flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 100ml milk; 4 egg whites; 200g sugar (meringue); 50g flaked almonds; 500ml vanilla cream

Servings

Ingredients

butter125g
sugar125g
egg yolks4
flour125g
baking powder1 tsp
milk100ml
egg whites4
sugar (meringue)200g
flaked almonds50g
vanilla cream500ml

Original recipe serves about 4.

Method

1
Cream butter and sugar, add yolks, flour, baking powder and milk; spread in a tray.
2
Whisk whites with sugar to a meringue and spread over.
3
Scatter almonds and bake at 175°C for 25 minutes.
4
Cut in half and sandwich with vanilla cream.

House recipe