Brita Kakku can showcase our strawberries (or other fruit)

By Santa Ynez Valley Star Staff · Tue Mar 17 2020

By Vida Gustafson

Contributing Writer

We produce some of the most fabulous strawberries in the country, here on the Central Coast and this is yet another great way to showcase them. Plums, blackberries, peaches or any other summer fruit would be just as delicious.

Part Pavlova, part Victoria Sponge, this traditional recipe is claimed by many Nordic countries. Brita Kakku in Finland, Kvæfjordkake in Norway, Brita Kook in Estonia and Britatårta in Sweden. What these all have in common is the revolutionary (to my insular baking experience) method of baking the cake batter and meringue layer simultaneously on a sheet tray. The cake is then cut in half or quarters and layered with cream and fresh fruit. Almonds are usually baked onto the meringue layer as well, enhancing the texture and adding a great depth of flavor.

Ingredients

For the cake