Krumkake

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

If you've been following along on social media (esp Instagram!) you'll know I've had an exciting week: my little girl turned 7, my favorite fashion blogger of all time (Aimee Song!) showed my IG some love, and I discovered a classic Norwegian dessert called Krumkake. In anticipation of my daughter's birthday, I got to thinking what kind of cake should I make for her? Chocolate and vanilla can get tiresome when you make them almost every day. I thought, what about a Kit Kat cake? What would I need? Chocolate, wafers, and more chocolate. I did some research on the filling of KitKat - apparently it's some trade secret! Rumor has it the filling is made up of crushed KitKat?? That's kind of dark. Like, candy cannibalism. Anywho, that's what got me started on my wafer journey. Looked up a wafer recipe, said recipe directed me to various presses. Instead of a waffle press, I went with this Norwegian Krumkake press, with it's beautiful design, I couldn't resist! The simplest batter of butter, flour, eggs, sugar and milk gives you excellent wafers. The only thing is you need like 1 hour in the kitchen, baking each one for about 30 seconds each, and rolling them around the cone that the press comes with, or leaving flat if you want to stack them for a cake. You can fill them with pretty much anything you like! Whipped cream, pastry cream, fresh fruit, ice cream. I opted for a dark chocolate ganache, whipped cream, blueberries and powdered sugar. They are delicious on their own, as well!

[video mp4="/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Krumkake.mp4"][/video] They are delicate, so take care handling them after they’ve dried. I found it easier to fill and decorate by placing them in tall glasses. Serve on a nice wooden platter and enjoy immediately!

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Krumkake