Revised 1949 recipe
From the revised edition of the Big Cookbook.

Dessert cake with an egg sponge base, a cream of egg yolks, milk and canned pears, almond meringue and pear slices, glazed with pear jelly. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 873.
Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 873 (falt i det fri)
The pear cake is among the cakes for dessert and uses canned pears, so the juice from the can goes into the jelly. The text ends with a reference to a photograph in the book.
Make the base
Whisk the egg yolks, water and sugar for 20 minutes. Fold in the flour and the stiffly whisked egg whites. Pour the batter into a well-greased tin, preferably with a loose base, and bake for about 30 minutes. Leave the base to cool.
Make the cream
Whisk the egg yolks, milk and sugar vigorously over the heat until the cream thickens and evens out a little. Leave it to cool, mix in the pears and spread the cream over the base.
Meringue and pears
Stir the stiffly whisked egg whites lightly but thoroughly together with the almonds and sugar, and lay the meringue over the cream. Arrange pear slices closely over the cake.
Make the jelly and glaze
Stir the gelatine, sugar and pear juice over the heat until the gelatine has completely melted. Pour a little of the jelly onto a plate and colour it light green. When it has set, cut it into small pieces and place them in any gaps. Pour the rest of the jelly over the cake while it is syrupy so the cake is completely glazed.
Note
Note: The meringue is not baked in the text and contains raw egg white, and the cream should thicken properly. Use pasteurised eggs, especially for small children, pregnant women, the elderly and the ill.
Quantities are as in the original. The 35 g of sugar is listed separately with no use stated in the text, which is noted. The gelatine is given in leaves. A final «Note» step on raw egg has been added.
Revised 1949 recipe
From the revised edition of the Big Cookbook.

Clean, minimally processed groceries matched to the ingredients — approximate prices.
Product data and prices via Kassalapp. Prices are updated daily and may vary.
Note on Modernised
Mengder er som i originalen. Sukkeret på 35 g står for seg uten bruk i teksten, og det er notert. Gelatinen er oppgitt i plater. Det er lagt til et siste «Merk»-steg om rå egg.
Be the first to share your own version.
More dishes in the same category from the archive
Ingen kommentarer ennå. Bli den første til å dele!