Swedish pancake cake

Also known as Pannkakstårta, Swedish pancake cake is a traditional Swedish dessert made from layers of thin pancakes filled with whipped cream and fruit. Typically the filling includes lingonberry or berry jam and fresh berries.

• serves

  4

• prep

  5 minutes

• cook

  25 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 175 g plain flour
• 2 cups (500 ml) milk
• 3 eggs
• ½ tsp salt
• 60 g melted butter, to brush
• 1 cup mixed berry jam, to serve
• 500 g mixed berries
• 600 ml thickened cream
• icing sugar, to serve

Instructions

1. For the pancakes, in a large bowl, whisk together the half of the flour and half the milk to create a roux. Add the eggs to the bowl and whisk well to combine. Add salt and the remaining flour and milk and whisk until just combined. Rest for 20 minutes in the fridge.
2. Place a large frying pan on medium heat and brush generously with melted butter. Add a ladle of the batter to the pan and cook for 2 minutes each side, then remove the pancake to a plate and keep covered. Repeat with remaining batter, you should get 8-10 pancakes.
3. Warm the jam in a small saucepan with a few tbsp of hot water. Mix well to form a looser, spoonable jam. Slice most of the berries, leaving a few whole ones for the top. Whip the cream to soft peaks.
4. Spread a thin layer of jam over a pancake and top with a generous spoon of whipped cream. Scatter a few berries (not too many) and top with another pancake. Repeat with the pancakes to form a tall stack. Finish the final layer with whipped cream, berries and dust with icing sugar to serve.

Photography by Kitti Gould.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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