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.]