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Ilulissat cake (ilulissat kage)

This cake takes its name from the town of Ilulissat on Greenland's west coast. It is a soft sponge, topped with whipped cream and red berries, served at celebrations and birthdays.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Garniture

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

305 kcal per serving

Protein
5.3 g
Carbohydrates
38.4 g
of which sugars
30.3 g
Fat
13.7 g
Fiber
2.6 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C and butter a 22 cm springform tin, lining it with parchment paper.
  2. Whisk the eggs with the caster sugar and vanilla sugar for 5 minutes, until pale and frothy.
  3. Sift the flour with the baking powder and salt, then gently fold it into the mixture using a spatula.
  4. Pour the batter into the tin and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a knife inserted comes out dry.
  5. Let it cool completely on a wire rack before removing from the tin.
  6. Whip the cold cream with the icing sugar until it forms a firm chantilly.
  7. Cut the cake in two, spread the bottom with the berry jam mixed with lemon juice, then with the chantilly.
  8. Top with the second half, decorate with fresh red berries and keep chilled until serving.

Variations and tips

Alcohol-free version. If you use the blackcurrant liqueur, replace it with raspberry juice.

With what you can find here. Arctic berries can be replaced with frozen blueberries, which are very close in taste.

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