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Soft cake, a Norwegian cake made with cream and fruit

Bløtkake, Norwegian cream and berry cake

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The Norwegian birthday cake: a sponge cake cut into three discs, soaked in peach juice, layered with raspberry jam, peach slices, and vanilla cream, toppe…

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Recipe from Kittycataclysm, Cookingmonster123, Gentgeen and 7 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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The soft cake, also known as “bløtkake” in Norwegian, is a traditional dessert typically reserved for special occasions. It is usually served on May 17th, the Norwegian national day.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time35 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 5 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$5.84 $0.73 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

8 people
  • $1.60
  • $0.08
  • $0.16
  • $0.04
  • $1.10
  • $1.24
  • $1.62
  • $0.00

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Whisk the eggs and sugar until they form a thick ribbon. Sift the flour and baking powder over and gently fold in. ≈ 4 min
  2. Pour une pâte sucrée, pour une tarte de 22 cm, grease a round mold and bake in a preheated oven at 170 °C for 30 to 40 minutes.
  3. Let it cool completely on a wire rack, then remove from the pan.
  4. Cut the cake into three slices and drizzle each with a little peach syrup. ≈ 8 min
  5. Spread two discs with jam, peach slices, and vanilla cream, layer them, and cover with the third disc. ≈ 10 min
  6. Whip the cream with the sugar and spread it evenly over the entire cake, including the sides. ≈ 4 min
  7. Decorate with berries or fruits. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Bløtkake, Norwegian cream and berry cake

  • 4 eggs$1.60
  • 100 grams of sugar$0.08
  • 100 g of flour$0.16
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder$0.04
  • raspberry jam$1.10
  • One can of sliced peaches in syrup$1.24
  • Full-fat liquid cream for whipping$1.62
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar$0.00

Total$5.84

that's $0.73 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 100 grams of sugar
  • 100 g of flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • raspberry jam
  • One can of sliced peaches in syrup
  • Vanilla pastry cream
  • Full-fat liquid cream for whipping
  • 1 teaspoon of sugar
  • Berries (blueberries, currants, or other soft fruits)

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