Kladdkaka
Kladdkaka is a popular Swedish chocolate cake. It is a rich chocolate dessert with a crisp exterior and a soft and gooey interior. This dense, compact chocolate cake is similar to a chocolate brownie and a molten chocolate cake. The ingredients are flour, eggs, butter, sugar and cocoa. The main difference between kladdkaka and other cakes is the lack of baking soda. It is sometimes eaten with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream and raspberries.[1] [2][3][4]
 kladdkaka with decoration | |
| Alternative names | Chocolate mud cake |
|---|---|
| Type | Chocolate cake |
| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Sweden |
| Main ingredients | sugar, flour, butter, egg and cocoa |
The origin of the cake is uncertain.[5] One theory is that it originated during World War II, when baking soda was difficult to get hold of in Sweden.[6]
The name derives from the Swedish word "kladdig", meaning "sticky" or "messy".
Since 2008, the kladdkaka has its designated date which is November 7.[7]
References
- "Swedish chocolate cake (kladdkaka)". scrummylane.com. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- "I dag firar vi kladdkakans dag". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- "Marabous klassiska mjölkchoklad blir kladdkaka - Mitt kök". Expressen (in Swedish). 19 February 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- Johansen, Signe (24 November 2011). Secrets of Scandinavian Cooking . . . Scandilicious. Saltyard Books. p. 180. ISBN 978-1444703924.
- "Kladdkaka – 7 saker du inte visste om den". Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- "Kladdkakan firas idag – krockar med Gustav Adolfsbakelsen". Sveriges Television. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- Karlsson, Ulrika (2015-11-09). "I dag firar vi kladdkakans dag". gp.se. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
