Danish Kransekage
The danish kransekage (pronounced kransekake)
is used at many weddings, and
sometimes at other festivities.
Here is a US version of the recipe:
KRANSEKAGE --18 RINGS
- 18 oz. (500 grams) almond paste
- 18 oz. (500 grams) powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons flour
- 3-4 egg whites
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar for kneading
Frosting:
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 1 egg white
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
Grease the forms extra well with softened
butter, and dust the forms well with finely ground bread crumbs. Mix almond
paste and powdered sugar. Add egg whites Mix well. Place bowl in hot water and
knead dough until it is lukewarm. Turn out on board sprinkled with 1/4 cup
powdered sugar. Let rest 10 minutes.
Knead 2 to 3 minutes. Press dough through cookie press into greased ring
forms. The hole in the cookie press disk should be approximately 1/2" in
diameter, or dough can be rolled out by hand. Bake at 300 F for 20 minutes. Do
not remove rings from forms until cold.
Use decorating nozzel to apply frosting on each ring, and place each ring on
top of one another. The frosting will keep the rings fastened together.
Keep the cake in a sealed box. Place a fresh piece of bread or a peeled
potato in the box for two days before you serve it to make the cake chewy. The
cake can be frozen, and normally becomes chewy when defrosted.