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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Scandinavian >> Norwegian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. FOR THE CAKE; Blend flour with baking powder; set aside. | 2. In large bowl, whip egg whites until fluffy; gradually add sugar, and beat until stiff and meringuelike. | 3. In small bowl, beat egg yolks until frothy. Fold egg yolks and flour mixture into the egg whites gently. | 4. Butter two 9 inch round cake pans and dust with flour. Divide batter between the pans. | 5. Preheat oven to 350°F Bake layers 30 minutes or until centers spring back when touched with finger. Cool in pans. (Centers of cakes may sink slightly.). | 6. To prepare the custard filling, in small saucepan, mix egg yolks, butter, cornstarch, half and half cream, and sugar. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until mixture is smooth and thick. Remove from heat, cover, and cool. Stir in vanilla. | 7. To assemble the cake, cut layers horizontally into 2 layers each. Place bottom layer on cake plate and spread with half of the custard. Top with next layer. Spread with the strawberry or apricot jam. Reserve a few of the nicest strawberries for garnish on top of the cake. Slice the rest of the strawberries and place on top of jam layer. Top with a third layer of cake. Spread with remaining custard. Top with remaining layer of cake. | 8. No more than 1 hour before serving, whip cream and flavor with the powdered sugar and vanilla. Pile whipped cream on top of the cake and garnish with the reserved strawberries. | 9. The Great Scandinavian Baking Book. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
cake flour	3/4	cup		371.955	80.1758	8.4255	0.8836
baking powder	1	teaspoon		2.438	1.2742	0.0	0.0
egg	6		separated	429.0	2.16	37.68	28.53
sugar	1	cup		805.98	201.59599999999998	0.0	0.0
egg yolk	3			164.22	1.8309	8.0886	13.5354
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
cornstarch	2	tablespoons		60.96	14.6032	0.0416	0.008
half cream	1 1/2	1/2		205.32	31.32	9.048	4.872
sugar	1/4	cup		805.98	201.59599999999998	0.0	0.0
vanilla extract	2	teaspoons		24.191999999999997	1.0626	0.005	0.005
strawberry jam apricot	1/2	cup	warmed strained	-	-	-	-
strawberry	1	pint		114.24	27.4176	2.3919	1.071
whipping cream	1 1/2	cups		525.6	5.327999999999999	3.906	55.638000000000005
sugar	2	tablespoons	powdered called	39.975	7.501	1.2512	0.624
vanilla	1	teaspoon		24.191999999999997	1.0626	0.005	0.005

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.