Princess cake
Princess cake A small green princess cake served at IKEA in Minnesota Alternative names Prinsesstårta, Grön tårta Type Cake Place of origin Sweden Created by Jenny Åkerström Main ingredients Sponge cake, whipped cream, raspberry jam, pastry cream, marzipan, powdered sugar Cookbook: Princess cake Media: Princess cake A slice of prinsesstårta with a hallongrotta A princess cake ( prinsesstårta in Swedish) is a traditional Swedish layer cake or torte consisting of alternating layers of airy sponge cake, jam (typically raspberry jam), pastry cream, and a thick-domed layer of whipped cream. This is topped by marzipan, giving the cake a smooth rounded top. The marzipan overlay is usually green, sprinkled with powdered sugar, and often decorated with a pink marzipan rose. [1] [2] The original recipe first appeared in the 1948 Prinsessornas Kokbok cookbook, which was published by Jenny Åkerström, a teacher of the three daughters of Prince...