FYRSTEKAKE NORWEGIAN ROYALTY CAKE

Steps:

• Cake Preparation: Preparation:
• Blend sugar and butter,
• until light cream color.
• Mix in egg yolk and milk
• Mix flour, salt and baking
• powder in separate bowl
• and add gradually to batter/dough,
• which will have to be kneaded.
• Retain 1/3 of the dough for the
• lattice topping to be placed over the filling. See picture.
• Roll out the remaining 2/3's of the dough and place in greased spring form.
• Preparation of filling:
• Blend above ingredients in a bowl. Spread it over dough in the spring form pan.
• Roll out the remaining 1/3 of the dough. Cut into 1/2" strips and create a lattice pattern over the filling. (see picture)
• Roll the remaining dough. Using a pastry cutter, cut into strips ½ inch wide. Place in a crisscross fashion, making a lattice design over filling, like on a pie.
• Filling Variation #1
• (Variation to standard filling above):
• Spread raspberry jam generously over the above filling and proceed with the lattice pattern. This my favorite method of making this cake.
• Filling Variation #2
• Spread cherry pie filling over the standard filling and proceed with lattice pattern.
• Bake in the middle of oven at 300-350°F (150-180°C) for about 45 minutes or until light golden.
• In Norway, cakes are usually placed on a beautiful serving plate on the coffee table clad with an attractive table cloth and with festive lighted candles.
• The guests serve themselves.