Saturday 19 May 2012

Tried and Tested: Iceland Cake

May is cake time!
So many celebrations and parties going on...
 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



5 comments:

  1. Nam, den så skikkelig søt og god ut:-)
    Her er det bursdag i morgen, så her går det i
    kakebaking også.

    Ha en fortsatt fin helg!

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  2. Dette så da virkelig fristende ut !!
    Yummi :)

    så flink du er til bake !!

    god helg

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  3. Himmel og hav.....det der så bare helt til å spise opp ut....den hadde nok ikke stått lenge i mitt kjøleskap. Da måtte nok lavkarboperioden min tatt en pause.

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  4. Jammi - dette så bare fantastisk godt ut :)

    Vel overstått 17, mai - kos å se bilder :)

    Nyt en deilig søndag!

    Klem fra Tove

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  5. Mmm..det här ser väldigt smaskigt ut! :)

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