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Alternative names | Kvæfjordkake, verdens beste |
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Type | Cake |
Course | Dessert |
Place of origin | Norway |
Region or state | Kvæfjord, Troms |
Created by | Hulda Ottestad |
Main ingredients | meringue, vanilla, almonds |
302 kcal (1264 kJ) | |
Kvæfjord cake ( Norwegian: Kvæfjordkake), or Verdens beste ("the world's best"), is a sponge cake baked with meringue, vanilla cream and almonds. [1]
The cake is named for Kvæfjord, a municipality in Norway. In September 2002, the cake was named Norway's national cake by listeners of Nitimen, a Norwegian entertainment show. Other participants included marzipan cake, carrot cake, kransekake and chocolate cake. [2]
In Sweden and Finland, the cake is known as Brita cake ( Swedish: Britatårta, Finnish: Brita-kakku) [3] after Brita Edland, who popularized the cake through a series of magazine articles. [4] In both countries, the cake is commonly decorated with fresh berries. [3] Other names include Pinocchio cake, manor cake (herrgårdstårta), and summer cake (sommartårta). [3]
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Alternative names | Kvæfjordkake, verdens beste |
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Type | Cake |
Course | Dessert |
Place of origin | Norway |
Region or state | Kvæfjord, Troms |
Created by | Hulda Ottestad |
Main ingredients | meringue, vanilla, almonds |
302 kcal (1264 kJ) | |
Kvæfjord cake ( Norwegian: Kvæfjordkake), or Verdens beste ("the world's best"), is a sponge cake baked with meringue, vanilla cream and almonds. [1]
The cake is named for Kvæfjord, a municipality in Norway. In September 2002, the cake was named Norway's national cake by listeners of Nitimen, a Norwegian entertainment show. Other participants included marzipan cake, carrot cake, kransekake and chocolate cake. [2]
In Sweden and Finland, the cake is known as Brita cake ( Swedish: Britatårta, Finnish: Brita-kakku) [3] after Brita Edland, who popularized the cake through a series of magazine articles. [4] In both countries, the cake is commonly decorated with fresh berries. [3] Other names include Pinocchio cake, manor cake (herrgårdstårta), and summer cake (sommartårta). [3]