Meanings
plural kransekakes
- Synonym of kransekage.
You will need to buy a set of nonstick kransekake rings.
2014, Claire Clark, 80 Cakes From Around the World, Absolute Press, →ISBN, page 1084 more examples
Bake for about 10 minutes, only until the rings turn a light golden brown and you can just begin to smell a fragrant almond aroma; the kransekake will feel dry when touched. It is important not to overbake the rings, because the kransekake should be moist and chewy on the inside.
2007, Greg Patent, A Baker’s Odyssey: Celebrating Time-Honored Recipes from America’s Rich Immigrant Heritage, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 300This is a Danish friend of the family, and he's made all the kransekakes for our family weddings, anniversaries, etc.
2007 January 20, sj...@charter.net, “mail order Norwegian kransekake?”, in rec.food.cooking (Usenet)To assemble the kransekake, sort the cooked rings into decreasing sizes.
2014, Lizzie Kamenetzky, Great British Bake Off: Christmas, BBC Books, →ISBNOn extra special occasions such as birthdays, weddings, Midsummer, Syttende Mai (May 17, Norway’s Constitution Day anniversary), and Christmas, cardamom bread, fancy marzipan-filled cookies, butter cakes, kransekakes (pyramid-type cakes constructed from almond rings), and imported lingonberries would be served.
2018, Judith H. Dern, Deborah Ashin, The Food and Drink of Seattle: From Wild Salmon to Craft Beer, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 52Synonyms: kransekage
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of kransekage.
Origin
- Norwegiankransekake
- Englishkransekake
From Norwegian kransekake.
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