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Kransekake

Norway

The tower traditionally gets taller as the occasion gets more important — wedding kransekaker can have 30+ rings.

Wreath cake — concentric rings of almond and marzipan dough stacked in a tower, drizzled with white icing. Norway and Denmark's iconic celebration cake for weddings and New Year.

Authentic Norway Kransekake recipe
Prep
30 mins
Cook
15 mins
Difficulty
Hard
Calories
390 kcal
Serves
12
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

500gground almonds
500gicing sugar
3egg whites
1 tspalmond extract
white royal icingto decorate

Method

1

Mix almonds and icing sugar. Add egg whites and almond extract to form a dough.

2

Roll into long sausages. Form into rings of decreasing size — about 18 rings.

3

Bake at 200°C for 8-10 minutes until just coloured. Cool.

4

Stack rings from largest to smallest. Drizzle with zigzag pattern of white icing.

Chef's Tip

The rings must be exactly circular — use circular cutters as guides to ensure they stack perfectly.

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