Food
SWEDEN
The Swedish Strawberry Cream Cake
By Nathalie, Elin and Victoria
The Swedish strawberry cream cake is a popular
desert that is usually eaten in the summer –
especially on holidays and special events, such as
Midsommar (the celebration of summer), the Swedish
National Day and graduation. The cake has been a
favorite for the swedes’ for many generations and
nowadays you can’t go to a summer event without
expecting a strawberry cream cake.
If you want to make your own Swedish strawberry
cream cake, don’t worry. The recipe is easy and it
doesn’t take a lot of time to make the cake.
Ingredients:
Sponge cake:
• 4 eggs
• 2 dl granulated sugar
• 1 dl wheat flour
• 5 tbsp potato flour
• 0.5 tbsp baking powder
If you choose to buy a sponge
cake, that’s fine as well.
Filling 1 (vanilla cream):
• 2 dl milk
• 5 tbsp vanilla cream powder
Filling 2:
• 3 dl mashed strawberries or
sliced (you may need to fill it out
with some strawberry jam)
• 2 dl whipping cream
Garnish:
• 3 dl whipping cream
• 5 dl of strawberries
• Flaked chocolate (it’s optional)
Grease and sprinkle a form with crumbs. Whip the
eggs and sugar with an electric mixer. Mix flour,
potato flour, baking powder and add it to the egg
mixture. Whip the batter until it is smooth (use an
electric mixer). Pour the batter into the form and
bake in the lower part of the oven at 175°C for about
40 minutes.
Cut the bottom in 3 parts. (Use a bread knife and
carefully cut around and then come towards the
middle. Use a spatula to lift the bottoms.)
Add one of the bottoms on a serving dish. Make the
vanilla cream and let it stand in the refrigerator for
about 10 minutes. Spread the cream on the cake
base.
Add the next bottom. Divide the strawberries evenly
(you may need to fill it out with some strawberry
jam). Whip the cream and spread it on.
Add the last bottom. Spread the whipped cream
around the sides and on the top. Wash the
strawberries and remove the stem. Let the
strawberries dry on paper. Slice the strawberries
then spread them around the sides and on top of the
cake.
Sprinkle flaked chocolate. (If you like) You can also
pipe the whipped cream if you want a prettier cake.
Now there’s nothing left but to enjoy this fabulous
piece of wonderment called the Swedish strawberry
cream cake.