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Egg white coconut cake

A cake of butter, sugar, flour, milk, coconut and grated lemon zest, lightened with ten stiffly whisked egg whites and baked about 1 hour in a hot oven. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 648.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 648 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The recipe is a good way of using up egg whites, with no yolks needed.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Cream butter and sugar

    Cream the butter and sugar until pale.

  2. 2

    Add the rest

    Add the milk, the flour mixed with baking powder, the grated lemon zest and the coconut. Fold in the stiffly whisked egg whites last.

  3. 3

    Bake

    Pour the batter into a greased, floured tin and bake in a hot oven (about 200 C) for about 1 hour.

Changes from the original

Measures converted (del. = dl). "Hot oven" interpreted as about 200 C. The number of servings is an estimate.

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Frequently asked questions

How many egg whites are needed?
Ten, stiffly whisked.
How long is the cake baked?
About 1 hour in a hot oven.

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