Mjuk Kaka Danish Cake Food

MJUK KAKA DANISH CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Sift flour, baking soda and cardamon together.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add eggs, beat well.
• Add flour mixture and sour cream alternately and beat well.
• Pour into well greased bundt pan.
• Bake one hour.
• Cool 5 minutes.
• Remove cake from pan and cool on wire rack. Dust cake lightly with powdered sugar.

DANISH COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Place 1 cup flour in a large bowl, cut 1/2 cup butter into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons water; toss with a fork until mixture forms a ball. Divide into thirds. On a floured surface, roll each portion into a 9-in. x 6-in. rectangle. Place on greased baking sheets; set aside. , In a saucepan, bring salt and remaining butter and water to a boil. Add remaining flour all at once; stir until a smooth ball forms. Remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth and shiny. , Spread over the dough. Bake at 400° for 30 minutes or until puffed and golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks., For icing, combine the butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough water to achieve desired consistency. Spread over warm coffee cakes. Sprinkle with walnuts. Store in the refrigerator.

DANISH CHRISTMAS CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using two greased 9-in. round baking pans. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , In a bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Stir in macaroons. Cut each cake horizontally in half. Place one bottom layer on a serving plate; spread with half of pudding mixture. Top with another cake layer; spread with jelly. Top with another cake; spread with remaining pudding mixture. Top with remaining cake., In a small bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until stiff peaks form. Frost top and sides of cake. Refrigerate until serving.

DANISH LAYER CAKE (DANSK LAGEKAGE)

Steps:

• Cut 5 or 6 pieces of wax paper and draw an 8" circle in each. Have available a large cookie sheet or jelly roll pan that will accommodate two wax paper sheets.
• In mixing bowl, cream softened butter with sugar and beat until fluffy. Blend in eggs and vanilla.
• Mix in flour and baking powder and beat until well blended. (Do not over beat.).
• Divide cake batter among the 5 or 6 wax paper sheets. Spread batter into shape of circle and place on cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees about 9 or 10 minutes until golden around edge and cake springs back when touched.
• Remove from cookie sheet and cool. Repeat for remaining batter.
• Take 1st round of pastry and place on cake platter.
• Spread some raspberry jam on top and then some vanilla pudding.
• Repeat same with 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th layer.
• Place 6th layer of pastry on top and frost top layer with a layer of icing (omit one layer if making only 5 layer cake).
• Beat whipping cream until stiff and frost sides of cake with whipping cream.
• You can decorate the cake as to what the occasion calls for - Danish flags, candles for a birthday, cake sprinkles, etc.
• Cake can be assembled ahead of time (without the whipping cream) and refrigerated. The flavors blend and it tastes somewhat like trifle. Frost sides of cake with whipping cream just before serving.