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Princess cake ( sv, prinsesstårta) is a traditional Swedish 
The original
layer cake
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or torte
A torte (from German language, German ''Torte'' ( (in turn from Latin language, Latin via Italian language, Italian ''torta'')) is a rich, usually multilayered, cake that is filled with whipped cream, buttercreams, mousses, jams, or fruit.
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consisting of alternating layers of airy sponge cake, pastry cream, raspberry jam and a thick-domed layer of whipped cream. The cake is covered by a layer of marzipan
Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of sugar, honey, and almond meal (ground almonds), sometimes augmented with almond oil or extract.
It is often made into sweets; common uses are chocolate-covered marzipan and small marzipan imit ...
, giving it a smooth rounded top. The marzipan overlay is usually green, sprinkled with powdered sugar
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, and often decorated with a pink marzipan rose.
The original recipe
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first appeared in the 1948 ''Prinsessornas kokbok'' cookbook
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Cookbooks may be general, or may specialize in a particular cuisine or category of food.
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, which was published by Jenny Åkerström (1867-1957), teacher of the three daughters of Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland
Prince Carl of Sweden and Norway, Duke of Västergötland (27 February 1861 – 24 October 1951) was a Swedish prince. Through his daughters, for whom he arranged excellent dynastic marriages, he is an ancestor of several members of European ro ...
. While the original recipe did not contain any fruit, modern versions may include layers of jam or fresh fruit, usually raspberries. Variants with other colours of marzipan are occasionally called ''prinstårta'' (prince cake) for yellow marzipan and ''operatårta'' (opera cake) for red or pink marzipan.
The cake was originally called ''grön tårta'' (green cake), but was given the name ''prinsesstårta'' or "princess
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin '' princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince.
Princess as a subs ...
cake" because the princesses were said to have been especially fond of the cake. The princesses were Princess Margaretha (1899–1977; later Princess of Denmark), Princess Märtha (1901–1954; later Crown Princess of Norway), and Princess Astrid (1905–1935; later Queen of the Belgians).
See also
* Frog cake, a broadly similar Australian dessert *List of cakes
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References
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