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Almond cake

A cake of eggs and sugar whisked for 30 minutes, melted butter and flour, baked in a ring tin and sprinkled with almond slivers after 6 minutes, about 40 minutes in all. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 661.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 661 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Erken says the cake must not be taken out of the oven when the almonds are sprinkled on.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Whisk

    Whisk the eggs and sugar for 30 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add butter and flour

    Stir in the melted, cooled butter and the flour mixed with the baking powder.

  3. 3

    Bake

    Pour the batter into a well-greased, floured ring tin and put it in a moderately hot oven.

  4. 4

    Almonds

    After 6 minutes, sprinkle the blanched almond slivers over the cake without taking it out of the oven. Finish baking, about 40 minutes in all.

Changes from the original

Measures converted (gr. = g). "Moderately hot oven" is kept without a temperature. The reason for not taking the cake out is not given in the original.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 661) → Modernised~74% of the text changedremovedadded
3 egg stk egg. 300 gr. sukker g sukker. 200 gr. g smør (smeltet og avkjølt). 300 gr. hvetemel ½ teskje g hvetemel. 0,5 ts bakepulver (blandes i melet). 50 gr. mandler. Eggene g mandler (skåldede, skåret i strimler). Visp eggene og sukkeret vispes i ½ time, time.. Rør inn det smeltede, avkjølte smør has i samt smøret og melet blandet med bakepulveret. Deigen has bakepulveret.. Hell deigen i en godt smurt og strødd randform, settes melet randform og sett den i passe varm ovn, og efter ovn.. Etter 6 minutters forløp strøes minutter strør du de skåldede, i strimler skårne mandler over; ta ikke skålde mandelstrimlene over kaken uten å ta den ut av ovnen. Kaken stekes derefter ferdig. Steketid Stek ferdig, i alt ca. 40 minutter.

Note on Modernised

Mål omregnet (gr. = g). «Passe varm ovn» er beholdt uten gradtall. Begrunnelsen for ikke å ta kaken ut er ikke gitt i originalen.

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Frequently asked questions

When are the almonds sprinkled on?
After 6 minutes of baking.
How long is the cake baked?
About 40 minutes.

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