{"id":4694,"date":"2020-03-23T15:21:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T15:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=4694"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:17:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:17:55","slug":"kvaefjordkake-is-norways-national-cake","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/kvaefjordkake-is-norways-national-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Kv\u00e6fjordkake is Norway&#8217;s national cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tKv\u00e6fjordkake, Norway&#8217;s national cake, is a sweet dream made of meringue and vanilla cream. It&#8217;s a firm favourite for any festive occasion, and an irresistible temptation in all cake shops.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">In the north of Norway, Kv\u00e6fjordkake represents the sweetest of childhood memories. Nestled on overflowing tables at 50th birthday parties and confirmation celebrations among the cheesecakes and Norwegian &#8220;success tarts&#8221;, the Kv\u00e6fjordkake stood proud as the only rectangular cake in the midst of all the round versions. And despite its size, it was always the first to go, the crisp and crunchy meringue and delicious vanilla filling proving completely irresistible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kv-fjordkake-is-a-layered-affair\">Kv\u00e6fjordkake is a layered affair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Kv\u00e6fjordkake features a layer of sponge cake at the bottom, followed by a layer of whisked egg white with chopped almonds sprinkled on the top. The cake goes into the oven for just half an hour so that the egg whites turn into a crispy meringue. While the cake is cooling, the vanilla cream is made. The cake base is then divided into two and a layer of cream is added to one layer, and the other layer is placed on top. The cake is cut into neat rectangular pieces, and, provided that everyone can control themselves, one cake will feed a lot of people.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2a5b537ec7c66c16e5ffd5eb9c16380b.jpg\" data-size=\"1181x1155\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2a5b537ec7c66c16e5ffd5eb9c16380b.jpg\" alt=\"Kv\u00e6fjordkake in an elegant setting \u00a9 Destination Harstad\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/2a5b537ec7c66c16e5ffd5eb9c16380b.jpg\" data-caption=\"Kv\u00e6fjordkake in an elegant setting \u00a9 Destination Harstad\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003291_Soer-Troms-Museum_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1707\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003291_Soer-Troms-Museum_www.nordnorge.com_-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Hemmestadbryga in Kv\u00e6fjord where Kv\u00e6fjordkake for for sure was on the menu \u00a9 S\u00f8r Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003291_Soer-Troms-Museum_www.nordnorge.com_-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hemmestadbryga in Kv\u00e6fjord where Kv\u00e6fjordkake for for sure was on the menu \u00a9 S\u00f8r Troms Museum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003293_Soer-Troms-Museum_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-size=\"1772x1181\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003293_Soer-Troms-Museum_www.nordnorge.com_-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"The shop at Hemmestad brygge \u00a9 S\u00f8r Troms Museum\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003293_Soer-Troms-Museum_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" data-caption=\"The shop at Hemmestad brygge \u00a9 S\u00f8r Troms Museum\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Kv\u00e6fjordkake in an elegant setting \u00a9 Destination Harstad<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Hemmestadbryga in Kv\u00e6fjord where Kv\u00e6fjordkake for for sure was on the menu \u00a9 S\u00f8r Troms Museum<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The shop at Hemmestad brygge \u00a9 S\u00f8r Troms Museum<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-caf-alliance-is-where-the-cake-was-born\">Caf\u00e9 Alliance is where the cake was born<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kv\u00e6fjordkake story begins at the old Caf\u00e9 Alliance in Harstad, run by two sisters from Kv\u00e6fjord. In the mid-30s, one of the sisters, Hulda Markussen, bought a recipe for king&#8217;s cake from a Danish caf\u00e9. The recipe was gradually shared throughout Harstad and Kv\u00e6fjord, and people began to simplify the cake slightly, making it easier to bake and using fewer expensive almonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-loose-tongues-spread-the-recipe-over-all-norway\">Loose tongues spread the recipe over all Norway<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When Caf\u00e9 Alliance closed, it was the simplified version that remained most popular. Handwritten recipes spread throughout Kv\u00e6fjord and, after a while, all over Northern Norway. Beyond Kv\u00e6fjord, the cake was generally known as Kv\u00e6fjordkake. In the early 70s, the recipe was described by Mor Hubro, a food writer for weekly magazine &#8220;Norsk Ukeblad&#8221;, making the cake famous across the nation. Various different names have been used, including &#8220;verdens beste&#8221; (the world&#8217;s best cake), &#8220;dr\u00f8mmen&#8221; (the dream) and others based on how good the cake tastes, but Kv\u00e6fjordkake is now the established name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"736\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003259_Yvonne-Holth_www.nordnorge.com_-1024x736.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003259_Yvonne-Holth_www.nordnorge.com_-1024x736.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003259_Yvonne-Holth_www.nordnorge.com_-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003259_Yvonne-Holth_www.nordnorge.com_-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003259_Yvonne-Holth_www.nordnorge.com_-1536x1103.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003259_Yvonne-Holth_www.nordnorge.com_-2048x1471.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Harstad centre where Caf\u00e9 Alliance first created the recipe for Kv\u00e6fjordkake  \u00a9 Yvonne Holth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-norway-s-national-cake-has-become-a-historic-institution\">Norway&#8217;s national cake has become a historic institution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2002, listeners to the popular radio programme Nitimen voted for Norway&#8217;s national cake, naming Kv\u00e6fjordkake as the clear and uncontested winner. The year before, the world&#8217;s longest Kv\u00e6fjordkake was baked for the Melbu Festival. In a very short time, the cake has become nothing less than historic. Musician Ola Bremnes has even released his own tribute to the Kv\u00e6fjordkake, proclaiming that &#8220;the world is nicer for a short while\/under a sponge-cake sky&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-eat-and-stay todo-food-in-northern-norway season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-northern-norway malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-outdoor-adventure wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/waffles-make-northern-norway-happy\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/010158_Kathrine-Soergaard_nordnorge.com-2-768x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tNorthern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Waffles make Northern Norway happy<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tFood in Northern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-eat-and-stay todo-food-in-northern-norway facilities-sami season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-northern-norway malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-family-memorymaker malgrupper-jubilee-planner malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-modernist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-food-is-half-the-journey\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/002112_Shigeru-Ohki_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tNorthern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The food is half the journey<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tFood in Northern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-eat-and-stay todo-food-in-northern-norway region-vesteraalen wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/vesteralen-are-the-tasty-islands\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kvitnes_web\u00a9eivindhnatvig_174-768x511.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tVester\u00e5len\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Vester\u00e5len are the tasty islands<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tEat and stay\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-can-you-get-hold-of-some-kv-fjordkake\">How can you get hold of some Kv\u00e6fjordkake?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kv\u00e6fjordkake is a favourite in caf\u00e9s all over Northern Norway \u2014 in town centres, shopping centres and on ferries. If you see one, you should definitely give it a try: Those of us at Visit Northern Norway have often been confronted with an apologetic &#8220;sorry, we don&#8217;t have any left&#8221;, and have had to swallow a bitter pill in the shape of an ordinary chocolate cake. That&#8217;s what happens when everyone wants the same cake! However, it&#8217;s not a bad idea to visit the home of the Kv\u00e6fjordkake, namely the beautiful, green village of Kv\u00e6fjord, known for its mild climate and sweet strawberries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-find-the-recipe-here\">Find the recipe here<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This article comes from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kvaefjordkaka.no\/\">Kv\u00e6fjordkakas venner<\/a> (Friends of the Kv\u00e6fjordkake), who have their own website featuring recipes in Norwegian, English, German and Italian and who also produce a recipe book that you can order online!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-eat-and-stay todo-food-in-northern-norway region-salten malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-heritage-explorer wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/mosbrom-flatbread-is-a-staple-in-steigen\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/003299c3f68774013e29c01e77a884f6-768x514.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tBod\u00f8 og Salten\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>M\u00f8sbr\u00f8m flatbread is a staple in Salten<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tFood in Northern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-eat-and-stay todo-food-in-northern-norway facilities-sustainable-travel season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-northern-norway malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-leave-no-tracer malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-nature-specialist malgrupper-romantic-indulger malgrupper-wellness-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/autumn-temptations-in-northern-norway\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 41.584158415842% 45.825559701493%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/005290_Erlend-Haarberg_www.visithelgeland.com_.jpg\" 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