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Lemon Cake (gâteaux aux citrons)

Lemon tart from Erken's Stor kokebok 1914: paper-thin lemon slices steep in sugar for 12 hours and are cooked 20 minutes, then laid in a puff-pastry-lined pan under an airy mixture of 6 eggs, 250 g powdered sugar and 250 g almonds ground with vanilla, and baked 1 hour in a hot oven.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 521 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The recipe appears in the chapter "Cakes for dessert" in Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914). The French subtitle points to the continental model for such lemon tarts, which were popular in finer party baking around the turn of the century.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Steep the lemons in sugar

    Peel the lemons and remove all the white. Cut them crosswise into paper-thin slices and sprinkle the ground sugar over them. Let them stand and steep for 12 hours.

  2. 2

    Cook the lemon mixture

    Set the lemons with the sugar over low heat and let them simmer gently for 20 minutes. Cool.

  3. 3

    The almond mixture

    Blanch and skin the almonds. Grind them finely together with the vanilla bean, adding 1 tsp of cold water now and then so the mixture does not turn oily.

  4. 4

    The egg mixture

    Whip the eggs with the powdered sugar into a thick, pale mixture (the original says 1 hour; with an electric mixer about 10–15 minutes). Mix in the ground almonds.

  5. 5

    Fill the pan

    Grease a round pan with a loose bottom and line it with puff pastry. Place the lemon mixture in the bottom and pour the almond mixture over it.

  6. 6

    Bake

    Bake in a hot oven, about 175 °C (345 °F), for 1 hour until the cake is golden and firm. Garnish with toasted almonds if desired.

Changes from the original

Amounts have been converted to grams and deciliters/pieces according to modern practice (1/4 kg = 250 g). The puff pastry is given as an amount (approx. 300 g, preferably store-bought). The baking temperature is estimated at 175 °C (345 °F), since the original only says "hot oven." The language of the method has been modernized, but the content is unchanged.

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1949 (proofread, p. 602) → 1914 (proofread, p. 521)~92% of the text changedremovedadded
Mandlene skåldes og males. Sukker, eggeplommer 6 citroner 1/4 kg. støtt sukker 1/4 kg. søte mandler 1 stang vanilje 6 egg 1/4 kg. flormelis butterdeig. Citronerne skrælles, alt hvitt fjernes og vann vispes citronerne skjæres tversover i time, irøres mandlene, løvtynde skiver, overdrysses med det revne sitronskall, sitronsaft støtte sukker; staar og det tørkede, kolde potetesmel, de stivvispede hviter skjæres i tilsist. Has trækker i smurt 12 timer, sættes derefter over ilden og strødd avlang form; stekes smaatrækker i varm ovn ca. 40 minutter. Hvelves, avkjøles 20 minutter, avkjøles. Mandlerne skoldes og deles i to; mellem lagene legges følgende krem: y 2 sitron 90 gr. sukker y 2 del. hvit vin % del. vann 3 eggeplommer 1 del. kremfløte. Sitronskallet avrives mot sukkeret, tilsettes den utpressede sitronsaft, vin, vann støtes med vaniljen, av og eggeplommene; røres til sukkeret er smeltet, tilsættes 1 teske koldt vand. Eggene vispes over varmen til kremen tykner, ophelles 1 time med sukkeret, tilsættes de støtte mandler. En smurt, rund form med løs bund klædes med butterdeig; herpaa lægges citronmassen, og røres herover heldes mandeldeigen. Stekes i til den er kold. varm ovn 1 time. Kaken glaseres og kan pyntes med syltede frukter samt stivvispet fløte eller marengs. Til 8 å 10 personer. ristede mandler.

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Frequently asked questions

Why must the lemons stand for 12 hours?
The lemon slices are sprinkled with the ground sugar (250 g) and should steep for 12 hours, so the sugar draws out juice and softens the paper-thin slices. They then simmer gently for 20 minutes over the heat and are cooled.
How long should the eggs be whipped?
The eggs are whipped for one hour with the powdered sugar (250 g) before the ground almonds with vanilla are mixed in. Feel free to use an electric mixer instead of a hand whisk.
How is the cake assembled and baked?
A greased, round pan with a loose bottom is lined with puff pastry. The lemon mixture is placed in the bottom, the almond batter is poured over, and the cake is baked in a hot oven for 1 hour. It can be garnished with toasted almonds.
Where does the recipe come from?
From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), page 521, in the chapter on dessert cakes. Given for 10 servings.

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