Kvæfjordkake: World’s Best Cake (Verdens beste)

For the cake:

• ½ cup (112 g) butter
• ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons (125 g) granulated sugar
• 4 large egg yolks
• 4 tablespoons milk
• 1 ¼ cup (150 g) all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar

For the meringue:

• 4 large egg whites
• 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
• ½ cup (50 g) sliced almonds

For the vanilla custard:

• ¼ cup (55 g) granulated sugar
• 2 large egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons corn starch
• 2 cups (500 ml) whole milk
• ½ vanilla pod or 1 tsp vanilla extract

For the whipped cream:

• 1 ¼ cup (300 ml) heavy cream

 Preheat the kitchen appliance to 325°F / 165°C.

Directions

• In massive|an outsized|an oversized} stand mixer set to medium or a large bowl, whisk the butter and sugar along till lightweight and downy. Add the egg yolks one at a time, whereas whisking, and add within the milk. mix the flour, leavening, and vanilla sugar during a medium bowl and add this to the mixture, whisking till combined. The batter are going to be somewhat thick.

• Grease a twelve x 16-inch (30/32 x forty cm) rimmed baking sheet. cowl with a bit of baking parchment, pressing the parchment thus it sticks well to the baking sheet. Gently unfold the batter equally and thinly across the baking sheet, as so much to the sides as doable, with a rubber spatula whereas maintaining an oblong form. The batter is sort of thick and sticky, however it'll displayed with a touch patience (and as a result of greasing the baking sheet earlier means that the parchment paper won’t move around). Also, it should look like there's not enough batter to form a full cake, however don’t fret as a result of the cake can rise some whereas baking.

• In a clean, giant stand mixer set to medium-low or an outsized bowl whisk along the egg whites till foamy (when creating topping, it's crucial there's no trace of vitellus within the whites). Add the sugar a touch at a time and still whisk till shiny, stiff peaks kind. Gently pour the topping equally over the batter with a rubber spatula. you'll be able to kind very little peaks throughout the topping by lifting upwards for a pleasant style once it's finished baking. Sprinkle the sliced almonds equally across the topping. Place within the middle rack of the kitchen appliance and bake for half-hour, till the topping is dry and gently golden. take away and put aside to chill.

• While the cake is baking, prepare the vanilla dish and topping. build the dish by whisking along the sugar and egg yolks during a bowl. Add the starch and mix till the mixture is straw and thick. Place the full milk during a cooking pan and add the vanilla beans by scraping them from the pod and discarding the pod later. heat the milk simply before it begins to boil, while not lease it boil. Take it off the warmth. steady and slowly, add the milk to the bowl with the sugar mixture, whisking perpetually to avoid any curdling of the eggs. once you have mixed everything along, pour it back to the cooking pan and come back to the stove. Over medium heat, cook the mixture till it's thickened. take away from the warmth and permit to chill utterly.

• In massive|an outsized|an oversized} stand mixer set to medium or a large bowl, whisk the cream till soft peaks kind. Fold the topping into the cooled dish.

• once the cake has cooled, raise it out with the parchment paper and place on a board. Cut the cake in half. Take one half and peel it from the parchment paper. Gently flip it, taking caution to not break the cake, over on a serving receptacle therefore the topping aspect is facing downwardly. Another trick is to put the serving receptacle gently on prime of the topping, place one hand beneath the cake and one hand on prime of the receptacle then flip. unfold all of the dish cream over the cake and gently place the remaining half on prime, with the topping aspect up.

• Best to relax for Associate in Nursing hour close to before serving, however this can be not necessary. Serve with recent fruits, like strawberries. Keep lined within the white goods up to three to four days.

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