Princess torte

Consisting of layers of sponge cake, jam, and pastry cream, all topped with a dome of whipped cream and covered in marzipan, Swedish princess cake is a complex undertaking with many parts, but the result is well worth it. Ethereally light, rich, and zippy all at the same time, it's a beautiful cake for a special occasion. Here, pastry chef Hannah Ziskin shares her recipe for the famous princess cake that’s served at Quarter Sheets Pizza in L.A.

Prinsesstårta or Princess Cake is one of the most famous cakes in Sweden, known for its show-stopping layers of sponge cake, pastry cream, and raspberry jam.

A beautiful and unique cake with layers of sponge cake, vanilla custard and raspberry jam all covered in marzipan.

This recipe is an amalgam of research from Daring Bakers, Semi Swede, Martha Stewart, with my own pastry elements. It makes one large 9-inch cake. This is an intermediate baking project, which means you need to know the basics of making a successful sponge cake that has no chemical leavens. This recipe has been edited 2/19/23 for easier assembly. I believe it is now approachable for most home bakers. I've also added a video to the blog post for action assembly of this cake. I think it will…

I'd been looking for a cake to celebrate spring and Easter and the first thing that popped in to my head was a Swedish Princess Cake (...

Swedish Princess Cake is a beautiful cake that is made with layers of moist sponge cake, raspberry jam, custard,a nd whipped cream, and a layer of sweet marzipan. It is beautiful to look at and absolutely delicious. Perfect for a special occasion!

Princess Cake is composed of three layers of a rum flavored, sugar syrup-soaked genoise, slathered in between with berry jam, pastry cream, and whipped cream and covered with a light green marzipan fondant, and adorned with a pink marzipan rose.