Kransekake Recipe
Recipe provided by Arve Solli
Kransekake, or Almond Wreath Cakes, are made on special celebration days,
but can be
temperamental. Even if it is made exactly the same each time, the result
may vary from absolute perfection to complete failure.
What You'll Need
- 250g (2 1/2 cups) finely ground blanched almonds
- 250g (2 1/2 cups) finely ground unblanched almonds
- 500g (4 1/3 cups) sifted icing sugar (sift before measuring)
- 3 egg whites
Icing:
- 1 cup of sifted icing sugar
- 1 egg
What to do
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C or 400 degrees F. Combine almonds and
icing sugar in a large pan. Add the unbeaten egg white and mix to a firm
dough. Place the pan over a low heat and knead until dough is so hot
that it is too hot to handle. Grease a 16-18 inch ring cake pan. Spoon
the dough into a pastry tube with a wide round tip and press the dough
into the ring, blending the ends together. Bake for 12-15 minutes until
dry and firm outside, soft inside. Take out and leave to cool.
For the icing sift the sugar and mix with egg white until nice and
thick. Put in a piping bag and pipe on garlands of icing on top of each
other and decorate with flags, bonbons or candy.
You can buy Kransekake pans from Sweet Celebrations Inc. Their phone
number is 1-800-328-6722. They'll send you their catalog.
