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A princess cake (''prinsesstårta'' in Swedish) is a traditional Swedish layer cake or torte consisting of alternating layers of airy sponge cake, pastry cream, and a thick-domed layer of whipped cream. This is topped by marzipan, giving the cake a smooth rounded top. The marzipan overlay is usually green, sprinkled with powdered sugar, and often decorated with a pink marzipan rose.〔 〕 The original recipe first appeared in the 1948 ''Prinsessornas Kokbok'' cookbook, which was published by Jenny Åkerström, a teacher of the three daughters of H.R.H. Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland.〔 〕 The cake was originally called ''grön tårta'' (green cake), but was given the name ''prinsesstårta'' or "princess cake" because the princesses were said to have been especially fond of the cake. The princesses were H.R.H. Princess Margaretha (1899–1977; later Princess of Denmark), H.R.H. Princess Märtha (1901–1954; later Crown Princess of Norway), and H.R.H. Princess Astrid (1905–1935; later Queen of the Belgians).〔 〕 The cake is widely featured in Tom McNeal's book ''Far Far Away''. ==Variations== Variants with other colours of marzipan are occasionally called ''prinstårta'' (prince cake) for yellow marzipan and ''operatårta'' (opera cake) for red or pink marzipan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Princess cake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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