Decorating a Norwegian Cake

[forevigtsmuk]

it's not a wedding cake! it's a new years cake :)

[oldebteacher]

I was wondering if you could pass on your receipe for the frosting. I have a son getting married and would love to try this. His great grandmother who is 101 and counting is 100% Norwegian and I would love to make this to honor her since she will be unable to attend.

[allen007x]

@oldebteacher My wife said the frosting is a cake-type frosting. You could flavor it with vanilla or almond. She couldn't find the recipe she uses but any cake-type frosting will do. The traditional Norwegian cake has the rings, frosting between the rings to act as glue, and the loops that go up and down on the side of the cake. The loops that were made separately and stick out were a creative touch by my wife and aren't traditional. Many Norwegian cakes have small Norwegian flags sticking out.

[allen007x]

@oldebteacher My wife found the recipe for the frosting.

1 box (1 lb) conf. sugar

1/2 c shortening

1/4 c water

1 egg white

flavoring

(1 box = 4 cups, sifted or 3 1/2 cups unsifted)

[texlyon]

How to decorate: Put many small Norwegian flags on the cake!(And some fancy thingy that says boom and out comes a paper with a very dry joke)

And we serve with like..put it on a table and everybody just brakes it with their hands and eat it...And drinking norwegian Aquavit

[RecetasTrucosyTips]

beautiful!

[motherberseth]

I never saw a kransekaker like this. Usually, its just almond paste and sugar - it becomes a cookie, not a cake.

[marescakes]

I would love to get the recipe for this. Is there a special Pam you use for the cakes?

If you would be so kind to send me instructions. Thank you!

Marescakes@verizon.net

[allen007x]

Kransekake Cream together 2 cup (1 lb.) soft butter 1 cup almond paste 2 cup sifted powdered sugar 2 tsp almond extract Beat 4 eggs into mixture. Sift 5 cups flour & add to mixture, mixing until very smooth. Place paper patterns on lightly greased cookie sheets. Put dough into cookie press or pastry bag ½ inch. Press out to shape rings around inside edges of paper patterns. Begin with smallest ring. Chill for 15 minutes. Bake 350° for 15 minutes or until delicately brown.

[allen007x]

Instead of using the paper rings, my wife uses metal forms that were made for this purpose. She didn't spray the metal forms with Pam or anything. 

[allen007x]

Making ring patterns:

Make circles of the following diameters:

1 inch, 1 ½ inch, to 7 ¼ inches for the largest.

Almond Paste (homemade)

1 1/2 cups blanched whole almonds

1 1/2 cups shifted powdered sugar

1 egg white

1 tsp almond extract

1/4 teaspoon salt

Grind almonds a portion at a time, in electric blender. Combine with remaining ingredients and work to a stiff paste. Store in airtight container or disposable plastic bag.

[hezbuttonow1]

Hello...love the cake. I'm making one for my brother's wedding and I need your recipe for the cake...your rings are perfect!! Please if you would, send me the recipe so my rings will look as good as yours.

Many thanks- Heather

hezbuttonow@yahoo.com

[merlechmoose]

@hezbuttonow1 If you don't get the recipe from the video uploader and can't find it anywhere, I'd be happy to get a recipe and translate it for you. Congratulations to your brother!

Beautiful cake, allen007x! Hope you liked it, though I suspect you've tasted it before. :) Congratulations!

As an aside, this cake can be served with vanilla ice cream. It's one of my favourtites, apart from sukkerkringler. Yeah... I'm weak when it comes to those....

[almendraenator]

Very interesting, congratulations

[70sissel]

This cake is used in all celebrations. When serving the cake you split the cake between the rings. You may want to save the top for later. You put a knife between the rings and break them apart. The rings will be split into sticks and eating cake like biscuits. For Christmas baking is often sticks of the same type of cake, but decorate them with chocolate instead.

[honeyzway]

nice cake. but how do the cut it and serve it?

[allen007x]

@honeyzway I'm not sure how the Norwegians serve it, but in our case the cake was mostly for decoration and for an acknowledgment of the Norwegian ancestry of the groom. They had a regular wedding cake that was used for the traditional cutting by the bride and groom and was then served to the guests. Towards the end of the reception, my wife broke the rings of the Norwegian cake into pieces, and I walked around and passed the pieces out to the guests.

[watercatfish]

@allen007x We serve it by having everyone take one ring. so there is no cuting.