Norway’s National Cake for Syttende Mai

Instructions

Cake

100 grams (7 tbsps.) butter
120 grams (1/2 cup plus 1 ½ tbsps.) sugar
4 egg yolks
160 grams (1 ¼ cup) flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla sugar
3 tbsps. milk

Meringue

4 egg whites
Pinch of salt
200 grams (1 cup) sugar
½ cup chopped almonds

Filling

1 packet Freia Vanilla Kakefyll (cake filling)
3 dl (1 ¼ cup) whole milk
3 dl (1 ¼ cup) whipping cream

Instructions

• Preheat the kitchen appliance to 350 degrees physicist. gently grease a jelly roll pan (roughly 30×40 cm), then line with parchment paper and gently grease the paper.

• To make the cake, beat the butter and sugar till it’s light-weight and downy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, incorporating absolutely between additions.

• In a medium bowl, sift along the flour, leavening, and vanilla sugar. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture a touch at a time, alternating with the milk. unfold the batter into the pan.

• In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt till stiff. bit by bit add the sugar and still beat till stiff peaks kind.

• Using a spatula, rigorously unfold the egg whites on prime of the cake batter. Sprinkle with sliced almonds and bake for twenty five to half-hour, till the topping is dry and has turned golden. Cool within the pan.

• While the cake cools, build the filling. in a very giant bowl, whisk the kakefyll with the milk. Let chill within the icebox for concerning quarter-hour. in a very separate bowl whip the cream, then fold into the kakefyll.

• When the cake has cooled, cut it in half vertically. Place one half on a platter. unfold the filling over this, then prime with the remaining 1/2 the cake.