Comments on: Norwegian Cakes for Celebrating http://mylittlenorway.com/2009/05/norwegian-cakes-for-celebrating/ discover the kingdom of the North Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:02:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: karin http://mylittlenorway.com/2009/05/norwegian-cakes-for-celebrating/comment-page-1/#comment-7672 karin Tue, 15 Nov 2011 03:47:47 +0000 http://mylittlenorway.com/?p=1672#comment-7672 We had a winter version, before freezing berries was practical. It alternated layers of sponge cake, cream or custard flavoured with a little almond extract (very VIP occaision, I think we called that princess cake) with apricot jam. We brushed the outside of the cake with a rum thinned bit of the apricot or raspberry jam(no seeds) on the cake which "glued" the marsipan in place. My Farmor from Bergen also always hade a bit of orange water and rose water in the marsipan. As I said, this was for very special occaisions. My sister had both this kind of wedding cake as well as a acake of lefse layered with the sugar butter you've described before in so many layers one would loose count. Thanks for your wonderful blog! Sometimes it takes fresh eyes to see these Norwegian customs so beautifully! We had a winter version, before freezing berries was practical. It alternated layers of sponge cake, cream or custard flavoured with a little almond extract (very VIP occaision, I think we called that princess cake) with apricot jam. We brushed the outside of the cake with a rum thinned bit of the apricot or raspberry jam(no seeds) on the cake which “glued” the marsipan in place. My Farmor from Bergen also always hade a bit of orange water and rose water in the marsipan. As I said, this was for very special occaisions. My sister had both this kind of wedding cake as well as a acake of lefse layered with the sugar butter you’ve described before in so many layers one would loose count.
Thanks for your wonderful blog! Sometimes it takes fresh eyes to see these Norwegian customs so beautifully!

]]> By: Chrissy http://mylittlenorway.com/2009/05/norwegian-cakes-for-celebrating/comment-page-1/#comment-7573 Chrissy Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:58:29 +0000 http://mylittlenorway.com/?p=1672#comment-7573 This yummy looking cake is definitely going on my Birthday wishlist - Though I fear if my other half is making it, it may not turn out as pretty as yours! I'm sure it'll taste incredible either way - It looks yummy! I'm so happy to have found your blog, Im from the lower end of Norway so its nice to get an insight from a little higher up! This yummy looking cake is definitely going on my Birthday wishlist – Though I fear if my other half is making it, it may not turn out as pretty as yours! I’m sure it’ll taste incredible either way – It looks yummy!

I’m so happy to have found your blog, Im from the lower end of Norway so its nice to get an insight from a little higher up!

]]> By: Marianna Klarin http://mylittlenorway.com/2009/05/norwegian-cakes-for-celebrating/comment-page-1/#comment-7279 Marianna Klarin Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:57:43 +0000 http://mylittlenorway.com/?p=1672#comment-7279 How do you make the sponge cake, and do you add anything to you marsipan when you roll it out. How do you make the sponge cake, and do you add anything to you marsipan when you roll it out.

]]> By: Caroline http://mylittlenorway.com/2009/05/norwegian-cakes-for-celebrating/comment-page-1/#comment-7173 Caroline Tue, 10 May 2011 14:17:07 +0000 http://mylittlenorway.com/?p=1672#comment-7173 Hi! I just wanted to say that I love your blog - it's awesome! I'm literally always on here reading your posts :) I used this post to make bløtkake for my Dad's birthday in April and it was so successful that I made another one about a week later and my friend asked me how to make it for her Dad's birthday too! We're taking a trip together to Norway in June/July and hope to visit Tromsø - I've never been more North than Geilo before so it'll be interesting. Anyway, thanks for having such an interesting blog :) Hi! I just wanted to say that I love your blog – it’s awesome! I’m literally always on here reading your posts :) I used this post to make bløtkake for my Dad’s birthday in April and it was so successful that I made another one about a week later and my friend asked me how to make it for her Dad’s birthday too! We’re taking a trip together to Norway in June/July and hope to visit Tromsø – I’ve never been more North than Geilo before so it’ll be interesting. Anyway, thanks for having such an interesting blog :)

]]> By: Samantha http://mylittlenorway.com/2009/05/norwegian-cakes-for-celebrating/comment-page-1/#comment-6982 Samantha Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:57:12 +0000 http://mylittlenorway.com/?p=1672#comment-6982 I'm making one of these this week :D I wanted to do the "verdens beste kake" like Julie mentioned, but we just had pavlova and Andreas can only stand so much meringue in one week! So, bløtkake it is. He's looking forward to it even though he says bløtkake was always the cake no kid wanted growing up. He said at parties kids would all get excited hoping for chocolate cake and then be disappointed and suddenly not hungry if there was only bløtkake on offer :P Makes sense to me, I was just like that as a kid - bring on the chocolate.. pass on the fruit! Gotta get some practise in now so I can make one to share for Mai 17 - hope it works! I’m making one of these this week :D I wanted to do the “verdens beste kake” like Julie mentioned, but we just had pavlova and Andreas can only stand so much meringue in one week! So, bløtkake it is.

He’s looking forward to it even though he says bløtkake was always the cake no kid wanted growing up. He said at parties kids would all get excited hoping for chocolate cake and then be disappointed and suddenly not hungry if there was only bløtkake on offer :P Makes sense to me, I was just like that as a kid – bring on the chocolate.. pass on the fruit!

Gotta get some practise in now so I can make one to share for Mai 17 – hope it works!

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