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Potato flour cake

Potato flour cake is made from 4 eggs and 250 g sugar whisked for 45 minutes with potato flour and baking powder stirred in, baked in a greased round or loaf tin as a dessert or coffee cake. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 675.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 675 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A light cake with no fat, carried by whisked eggs and potato flour. The book lets the choice of tin decide whether it is used as a dessert or a coffee cake.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Whisk eggs and sugar

    Whisk the eggs and sugar for 45 minutes.

  2. 2

    Stir in the flour

    Stir in the potato flour mixed with the baking powder.

  3. 3

    Bake

    Bake in a greased round tin or loaf tin, depending on whether it is to be used as a dessert cake or a coffee cake.

Changes from the original

Ditto marks are read as grams. The book gives no oven temperature or baking time, and none has been added.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 675)~68% of the text changedremovedadded
4 stk egg. egg 250 g sukker. gr. sukker 210 g potetmel. » potetmel 2 ts bakepulver. smør (til å smøre formen). Pisk egg teskjeer bakepulver Egg og sukker i piskes ¾ time.. Rør inn potetmelet blandet time, irøres mel med bakepulveret.. Stek kaken bakepulveret. Stekes i en smurt rund form eller langform, langform avhengig av om den skal brukes som dessertkake dessert eller kaffekake.

Note on Modernised

Dittotegn er tolket som gram. Boka oppgir ingen ovnstemperatur eller steketid, og ingen er lagt til.

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Frequently asked questions

How long should the eggs and sugar be whisked?
For 45 minutes, according to the book.
Which tin suits?
A round tin for dessert, a loaf tin for coffee cake.
Does the cake contain wheat flour?
No, only potato flour.

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