Tried and Tested: Iceland Cake

May is cake time!

So many celebrations and parties going on...

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 Here is the recip for a cake I made this week.

I have no idea WHY it is called Iceland Cake, perhaps it originated from there?

It reminds me of the recipe for Dreamcake, but the egg cream in this cake is rather yummy. The cake is very sweet, so perhaps best served with some coffee or tea. I am not sure I would make this with prunes next time. I think some nice summer berries would give a fresher taste.

But here is the original recipe as I have it:

The Base:

Whisk 4 egg whites with

2 dl of sugar till the mixture is stiff

Add 2 dl of dessicated coconut and

50 grams of chopped up chocolate

Bake in the oven at 175 degrees for 1 hr.

Let the base cool completely

The Egg Cream

Bring to a boil 4 egg yolks with

100 grams of sugar and

1 dl of cream

Take it off the heat and add

100 grams of butter

Let it all cool

Prune Filling

Bring 200 grams of prunes and 1-2 dl of water to the boil and let it simmer till the prunes are soft

Let the prunes cool

Whipped Cream topping

Whip 2 dl of cream

Chop up 50 grams of chocolate and set aside

Assembling:

Cover the cooled base with the egg cream

Add a layer of the cooled cooked prunes

Add the whipped cream

Decorate by sprinkling the chopped up chocolate over

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