| Kvæfjord cake | |
| Alternate Name: | Kvæfjordkake, verdens beste |
| Country: | Norway |
| Region: | Kvæfjord, Troms |
| Creator: | Hulda Ottestad |
| Course: | Dessert |
| Type: | Cake |
| Main Ingredient: | meringue, vanilla, almonds |
| Calories: | 302 |
| Serving Size: | 100 g |
Kvæfjord cake (Norwegian: Kvæfjordkake), or Norwegian: '''Verdens beste'''|italic=unset, is a sponge cake baked with meringue, vanilla cream and almonds. [1]
The cake is named for Kvæfjord Municipality in Troms county, Norway. In September 2002, the cake was named Norway's national cake by listeners of Nitimen, a Norwegian entertainment show. Other participants included marzipan cake, carrot cake, kransekake, and chocolate cake.[2]
In Sweden and Finland, the cake is known as Brita cake (Swedish: Britatårta, Finnish: Brita-kakku)[3] after Brita Edland, who popularized the cake through a series of magazine articles.[4] In both countries, the cake is commonly decorated with fresh berries. Other names include Pinocchio cake, manor cake (herrgårdstårta), and summer cake (sommartårta).