Prinsesstårta

Name: Prinsesstårta
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Sweden
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 150g caster sugar; 150g plain flour; 500ml vanilla custard; 500ml double cream, whipped; 400g green marzipan; 2 tbsp raspberry jam; 1 marzipan rose, to decorate

Sweden

Created in the 1930s by Jenny Åkerström, who taught Sweden's princesses cookery.

Sweden's iconic Princess Cake — sponge layered with vanilla custard and whipped cream, encased in a vivid green marzipan dome.

Photo: Japanexperterna.se

Prep

90 mins

Cook

25 mins

Difficulty

Hard

Calories

425 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

4eggs

150gcaster sugar

150gplain flour

500mlvanilla custard

500mldouble cream, whipped

400ggreen marzipan

2 tbspraspberry jam

1marzipan rose, to decorate

Method

Beat eggs and sugar until pale. Fold in flour. Bake at 180°C for 25 minutes. Cool.

Slice into 3 layers. Spread bottom with jam, then custard. Add middle layer.

Top with a dome of whipped cream. Add top layer.

Drape rolled green marzipan over and smooth. Decorate with a marzipan rose.

Chef's Tip

Build the cream dome high — the marzipan needs a firm base to drape cleanly.

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