Fyrstekake – Norwegian Prince Cake

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Fyrstekake – Norwegian Prince Cake

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Norway

Youtube Tutorial

Learn how to prepare this delicious recipe with a step-by-step video tutorial.

Ingredients

- Granulated Sugar : 3/4 cup
- Vanilla Extract : 1 teaspoon
- Butter : 2/3 Cup
- Egg Yolks : 4
- Flour : 2 cups
- Baking Powder : 1 teaspoon
- Almonds : 1 1/2 cups
- Brown Sugar : 3/4 cup
- Melted Butter : 2 tbsp
- Egg : 2 medium
- Brandy : 2 tablespoons
- Almond Extract : 5 drops
- Egg : 1

Instructions

1 - Crust ▢ Mix together sugar, vanilla and butter until light and fluffy.

2 - Mix in the egg yolks.

3 - Add in the flour and baking powder and knead with hands until the dough is smooth.

4 - ▢ Pack the dough in plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

5 - Almond filling ▢ Run the almonds and sugar together in a food processor until the almonds are finely ground (you can decide for yourself how coarse or fine you want them).

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6 - ▢ Stir in the butter, egg, cognac and/or almond extract (if using).

7 - Assembly ▢ Line the bottom of your cake form with baking paper and grease the sides of the form.

8 - ▢ Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).

9 - ▢ Cut 2/3 of the crust dough into slices and press down into the cake form.

10 - Cover the bottom of the cake form with the dough and bring the dough 2-3 cm (1 inch) up the sides of the form, pressing until even.

11 - ▢ Scoop the almond filling on top of the crust, spreading it evenly across the cake form.

12 - ▢ Roll out of the rest of the dough and slice into long strips.

13 - Lay the strips of dough across the cake in a grid.

14 - Don't worry of the strips break – simply press them back together on the cake.

15 - ▢ Gently brush the dough with egg wash.

16 - ▢ Bake for about 45 minutes.

17 - The top of the cake should be golden brown while the almond filling will remain soft.

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