Tag: almonds

  • Kvæfjordkake: The World’s Best Cake (Verdens Beste)

    Kvæfjordkake: The World’s Best Cake (Verdens Beste)

    Norway's Kvæfjordkake (Verdens Beste "The World's Best Cake")Norway's Kvæfjordkake (Verdens Beste "The World's Best Cake")Sponge cake baked with meringue and almonds becomes the centerpiece of this delightful layer cake filled with custard and whipped cream. It began its inception in the north of Norway and has earned it’s nickname as verdens beste, “the world’s best”. (more…)

  • Simple Norwegian Rhubarb Cake (Rabarbrakake)

    Simple Norwegian Rhubarb Cake (Rabarbrakake)

    Simple Norwegian Rhubarb Cake (Rabarbrakake)Simple Norwegian Rhubarb Cake (Rabarbrakake)You know that moment when the rhubarb plant begins to bud in the late spring and there’s this anticipation of just how long it will be until it’s harvest time. The time when the leaves unravel and expand, while hidden under their canopy are long stalks of bright pink, deep crimson and earthy green. That excitement of a year-long wait to enjoy a slice of homemade rhubarb pie, a bowl of rhubarb soup, a hot rhubarb crumble, a fresh stalk dipped in sugar, a tangy pickled rhubarb slice or even a glass of rhubarb wine.

    Yeah. I think you know what I mean.  (more…)