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Susanq

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Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 05:18 pm EST :

Wishing you a delicious birthday EJ!!! Here is a favorite cake recipe
for your celebration. Thank you for all you've done for us here at
Gardenbuddies. YOU'RE THE BEST!!

Dansk Lagkage
Danish Layer Cake � See Simplified Version Below

Pastry for Cake:
2/3 cup real butter
1 cup sugar
5 eggs
2 scant cups flour (all purpose)
1 tsp vanilla or vanilla powder
1 tsp baking powder
Baking Sheet Preparation:
Cut 5 or 6 pieces of wax paper and draw an 8" circle in each. Have available a large cookie sheet or jelly roll pan that will accommodate two wax paper sheets.
Cake:
In mixing bowl, cream softened butter with sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Mix in flour and baking powder and beat until well blended (do not over beat).
Divide cake batter among the 5 or 6 wax paper sheets. Spread batter into shape of circle and place on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees about 9 or 10 minutes until golden around edge and cake springs back when touched. Remove from cookie sheet and cool. Repeat for remaining batter.
Cake Assembly and Ingredients:
 1 small jar raspberry jam
 1 small package "cooked" vanilla pudding (use whole milk if possible)
 1/2 pint whipping cream
* small amount of butter, cream, flavoring, and powdered sugar for icing on top layer
* cake decorations and Danish flags
Take 1st round of pastry and place on cake platter. Spread some raspberry jam on top and then some vanilla pudding. Repeat same with 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th layer. Place 6th layer of pastry on top and frost top layer with a layer of icing (omit one layer if making only 5 layer cake). Beat whipping cream until stiff and frost sides of cake with whipping cream.
You can decorate the cake as to what the occasion calls for - Danish flags, candles for a birthday, cake sprinkles, etc.
Cake can be assembled ahead of time (without the whipping cream) and refrigerated. The flavors blend and it tastes somewhat like trifle. Frost sides of cake with whipping cream just before serving.

Simplified Version:

Use a yellow cake mix - prepare and bake per package directions in two 9� round cake pans. After cool, remove and slice cakes in half horizontally.

Fill with alternating layers of vanilla instant pudding and raspberry jam and frost with prepared whipped topping.

SusanQ - Zone 4b-5b Wisconsin