Recipe and source notes

Aeblekage Or Apple Cake

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 2 cups applesauce (homemade is best)
  • 1 1/2 cups crumbs (zwieback or toasted bread )
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 pt. whip cream, whipped

Make it step by step

  1. Mix sugar and crumbs. Brown the crumbs in butter over slow heat until crisp and brown. Do not burn. Place a layer of crumbs in the bottom of a buttered bowl; cover with a layer of applesauce, repeat and end with a layer of crumbs on top. Refrigerate for several hours. Spread whipped cream on top and serve. This is probably Denmark's most popular dessert.

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Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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