| Marsipankake | |
| Type: | Cake |
| Course: | Dessert |
| Country: | Norway |
| Creators: | --> |
| Main Ingredient: | Marzipan |
| Minor Ingredient: | Sponge cake, vanilla cream, raspberry jam |
| Serving Size: | 100 g |
| No Recipes: | false |
Marsipankake (Norwegian, "marzipan cake"), also known as marzipan princess cake or hvit dame ("white lady"), is a dessert from Norway featuring layers of sponge cake, vanilla cream, various puddings, jams, and other additives before being topped in a layer of marzipan.[1] [2]
The name of the cake was coined by the German Kaiser Wilhelm II on a trip to Bergen. During his visits, he would be served marsipankake, in which he would respond with, "Ah, nochmal die weisse Dame," or, "Ah, again the white lady."[3] While originating in Bergen, the cake has since found its way to bakeries across Norway and other Scandinavian regions.