Name: Princess Cake
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Swedish
Ingredients: 200 ml whipping cream; 2 each egg yolks; 2 tbsp cornstarch; 1 tbsp sugar; 0.5 tsp vanilla powder; as needed cake layers; as needed whipped cream; as needed powdered sugar; as needed strawberry jam; as needed marzipan

Dessert

12 servings

358 cal/serving

Instructions

Step 1

Combine the whipping cream, egg yolks, cornstarch, and sugar in a heatproof bowl.

Whipping creamEgg yolksCornstarchSugar

Step 2

Heat the mixture over a double boiler, whisking until it thickens but does not boil.

Whipping creamEgg yolksCornstarchSugar

Step 3

Let the cream cool for a few minutes.

Step 4

Stir in the vanilla powder.

Vanilla powder

Step 5

Spread the vanilla cream between the cake layers.

Cake layersWhipping creamEgg yolksCornstarchSugarVanilla powder

Step 6

Frost and shape the top of the cake with whipped cream into a thick domed shape.

Whipped cream

Step 7

If using jam, replace one layer of vanilla cream with strawberry jam.

Strawberry jam

Step 8

Cover the whole cake with the marzipan.

Marzipan

Step 9

Dust the top with powdered sugar.

Powdered sugar

Step 10

Chill the cake until serving.

This recipe is adapted from Wikibooks. It is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International.