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Layer cake custard

A cooked custard of milk, eggs, potato starch and sugar, thickened with a brief boil and stirred until cool, flavoured with vanilla. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 608.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 608 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The custard is among the dessert cakes in the 1949 edition and is used as filling for layer cakes.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Boil the milk

    Bring the milk to the boil.

  2. 2

    Whisk the rest

    Whisk the eggs, potato starch, vanilla sugar and sugar well together. Pour in the hot milk, stirring.

  3. 3

    Bring to the boil

    Pour everything back into the pan and let it just come to the boil, stirring constantly.

  4. 4

    Cool

    Pour out the custard and stir until cool. Flavour with vanilla to taste.

Changes from the original

Quantities are unchanged, ¾ l is written as 7.5 dl. The vanilla sugar can be adjusted, as the text says vanilla is added to taste.

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1949 (proofread, p. 608) → Modernised~79% of the text changedremovedadded
¾ l. melk 7,5 dl melk. 2 egg stk egg. 15 gr. potetesmel g potetmel. 2 teskjeer ts vaniljesukker (mer eller mindre etter smak). 1 spiseskje ss sukker. Melken gis Gi melken et opkok. Det øvrige vispes oppkok.. Visp egg, potetmel, vaniljesukker og sukker godt sammen; sammen. Hell den varme melk helles melken i under omrøren, omrøring.. Hell alt has tilbake i gryten og får under stadig røren la det få et knapt opkok. Helles op, røres i til oppkok under stadig røring.. Hell kremen opp og rør til den er avkjølet; vanilje has i efter smak. avkjølt. Smak til med vanilje.

Note on Modernised

Mengdene er uendret, ¾ l er skrevet som 7,5 dl. Vaniljesukkeret kan justeres, slik teksten sier «vanilje har i efter smak».

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Frequently asked questions

What thickens the custard?
Potato starch and egg, with a brief boil while stirring constantly.
When is the vanilla added?
After it is poured out, while stirring it cool.

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