Furstakaka

Prince cake

"Furstakaka" (= "prince's cake") is an old name for a cake that is very popular all over Iceland under the name "Hjónabandssæla" (= "married happiness").

The cake is quick and easy to bake, tastes good and stays fresh for a long time.

This version was very well received by the whole family, even child 4, who doesn't really like eating cake...

Ingredients

250 g flour

125 g sugar

180 g margarine

1 tsp baking powder

1 pinch of ground vanilla

1 egg

120 g jam for spreading

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 400 °F (200 °C) upper/lower heat.

Place all the ingredients for the dough in a large bowl and slowly knead by hand until a uniform dough is formed.

Separate about 1/3 of the dough and set aside.

Place the remaining dough in a springform pan (approx. 24 cm) lined with baking paper and press it flat, pulling up the edge a little.

Spread the base with jam.

Roll out the remaining dough, cut it into strips with a dough wheel or similar and place the strips over the cake.

Finally, place a strip of dough around the cake.

Then bake the cake in the oven at 400 °F (200 °C) upper and lower heat for about 25 minutes.

Let the cake cool slightly and then serve with whipped cream.

[Translated from here.]

Skyrdrykkur Pina Colada

Skyr drink á la Pina Colada

Sorry, there's not much going on here on the blog at the moment - we're currently renovating, it feels like we're using it in every free moment, and I also have a lot to do at work. So there isn't much time left for cooking and baking - so this week there's just a quick recipe for a Skyr drink.

With vanilla skyr, honey, canned pineapple and canned coconut milk - quick, easy and uncomplicated. But really tasty!

Now another shot of rum, my husband sighs...

Ingredients for 2 large glasses

350 ml vanilla skyr

400 g pineapple pieces with canned juice

120 ml coconut milk

1 Tbsp honey

Preparation

Place all ingredients in a blender, puree thoroughly...

...and enjoy it nice and cold.

Add ice cubes to the glasses to taste, if available!

[Translated from here.]

Bananaís

Banana ice cream

Icelanders love to eat ice cream all year round. The ice cream shops in Iceland are open permanently, and the Icelanders do their ísbíltúr , whatever the weather, and drive to eat ice cream.

You can also find many ice cream recipes in Iceland - such as this one with milk, sour cream and whipping cream and pureed bananas.

In the original recipe, 150 ml of cognac is added to the ice cream mixture and in my old cookbook from the second-hand shop there is a handwritten note "children love summer". Much to my husband's dismay, I skipped the cognac, even though the alcohol is probably good for the creaminess of the ice cream.

I had the ice cream without cognac - I recommend not letting it freeze for longer than 3 hours or else serving it slightly thawed.

Ingredients

1 liter of milk

6 egg yolks

250 g brown sugar

250 g sour cream

6 ripe bananas

150 ml whipping cream

Preparation

In a large pot over low heat, bring the milk to the boil.

In a bowl, mix the egg yolks with the sugar until foamy.

Pour the egg-sugar mixture into the boiling milk, let it simmer briefly and then remove the pot from the heat.

Stir in the sour cream and then let the mixture cool.

Puree the ripe bananas with the whipping cream...

... and mix everything together.

Season to taste with ground vanilla, coffee spice or similar.

Pour the mixture into a suitable mold and let it solidify in the freezer for about 3 hours.

Before serving, decorate the banana ice cream with chocolate sauce, cream, colorful sprinkles or similar as desired.

Bon appetit!

[Translated from here.]