Pancake Cake
Makes 6 pancakes for two small cakes or one large cake.
For the Pancakes:
- 25g butter
- 250ml all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp sugar
- A pinch of salt
- 1 egg
- 250ml milk
- Butter for frying
Instructions:
- Melt the butter.
- Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Whisk in melted butter, milk, and egg until the batter is smooth and lump-free.
- Heat a pan over medium heat with a little butter and cook medium-sized pancakes. Add a little butter between pancakes for extra flavor. Let them cool.
For the Caramelized Nuts:
- 50g hazelnuts (about 100ml)
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 10g butter
- Sea salt flakes
Instructions:
- Roast the hazelnuts in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) for 10–15 minutes, until golden.
- Wrap in a kitchen towel and rub to remove most of the skins.
- Melt sugar over medium heat in a pan until golden brown, then add nuts and butter, and sprinkle with sea salt. Stir to coat.
- Spread onto baking paper to cool, then roughly chop.
Assembly and Decoration:
- About ½ jar of Crème de la Crème
- 1–2 sliced bananas (or other fruit/berries of choice)
- 100ml whipped cream
- Roughly chopped caramelized nuts
- Assemble the pancake cake by spreading Crème de la Crème on each pancake, sprinkling with caramelized nuts and adding banana slices between layers.
- For the top, add a final layer of Crème de la Crème, whipped cream, bananas, and nuts.
Ready to enjoy!
Bror Printzell’s Candy Factory
In 1961, candy maker Bror Printzell in Hässleholm came up with the idea of taking the delicious filling from hard candies and packaging it in plastic sachets. This indulgent treat was Nöt-Crème, filled in 18-gram sachets. Bror Printzell justified this unusual idea by saying, ”It’s the best part you want anyway!” And who could argue with that logic? Initially, the idea was met with skepticism. Only one wholesaler in Gothenburg took a chance and bought a few boxes.
Then one day, Bror received a phone call. A lady explained that long lines of schoolchildren were queuing outside her kiosk, all wanting to buy Nöt-Crème. She wanted to order more! It soon became clear that many others thought candy filling in a sachet was a brilliant idea.
To this day, Nöt-Crème is made the same way, in the same factory in Hässleholm, Sweden.
