BRITTA CAKE – BRITTA KAKKU
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BRITTA CAKE or BRITTA KAKKU
Delicious Finnish Dessert
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 8
Ingredients
THE CAKE
- 1/2 Cup Butter or Margarine
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 3 Egg YOLK Keep the white aside, you need it
- ¾ Cup Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ Cup Milk
THE MERINGUE
- 3 Egg WHITES
- ¾ Cup Castor Sugar
CREAM FILLING
- 1 Cup Whipping Cream
- 1 Cup Greek Yoghurt I used double thick cream
- 2 Tbps Icing Sugar
ASSEMBLING THE CAKE
- 2 Cakes
- 1 Bowl Cream Filling
- 3 Cups Season Berries
Instructions
MAKING THE CAKE
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Cream the butter and sugar until light
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Add the remaining ingredients and beat well
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Divide the mix evenly between two cake baking containers or 1 flat baking tin and set aside
MAKING THE MERINGUE
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Beat the egg whites until stiff
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Add the sugar and continue beating until peaks are formed
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Scoop the meringue and evenly drop onto the top of the cake batters without mixing the two
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Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the top is golden. Remove from the oven and let it cool down in the pan.
MAKING THE CREAM FILLING
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Whip the cream until fluffy
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Add the yoghurt and sugar and beat a little more to combine well
ASSEMBLING THE CAKE
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Plate 1 of the cakes on the serving plate
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Spread ⅓ of the cream on the cake
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Add ⅔ of the berries to the cream top
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Add ⅓ of the cream over the berries
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Add the second cake on top of the cream and berries
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Add the remaing cream on top of the cake
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Decorate the top of the cake with the remaining berries
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Bom Apetite!
