Kvæfjord cake (Norwegian: Kvæfjordkake), or Verdens beste ("the world's best"), is a sponge cake baked with meringue, vanilla cream and almonds. [1]

Kvæfjord cake

Alternative names	Kvæfjordkake, verdens beste
Type	Cake
Course	Dessert
Place of origin	Norway
Region or state	Kvæfjord, Troms
Created by	Hulda Ottestad
Main ingredients	meringue, vanilla, almonds
Food energy (per serving)	302 kcal, per 100 gram kcal
Media: Kvæfjord cake

The cake is named for Kvæfjord, a municipality in Norway. In September 2002, the cake was named Norway's national cake by listeners of Nitimen, a Norwegian entertainment show. Other participants included marzipan cake, carrot cake, kransekake and chocolate cake.[2]

See also

• Norwegian cuisine – Culinary traditions of Norway
• List of Norwegian desserts

References

External links

• Besøkt 7. juni 2009.