Krokan is a Swedish confection and a traditional dessert in the country. It is a multi-tiered pastry made from almond flour, constructed of thin pieces baked in decorative patterns.[1] The parts are then joined using melted caramelized sugar, assembled into a tower, and decorated with crisscross patterns[2] and marzipan roses.
Krokans are traditional at Swedish weddings, such as that of King Carl XVI Gustaf in 1976.[citation needed] Half a century before, a letter to The American-Scandinavian Foundation described the krokan as "a gorgeous cake made of almond and sugar and always quite as necessary to a Swedish wedding as the bride herself".[3]
Krokan was the showstopper challenge in episode 9 of season 13 of The Great British Bake Off.[4]
- ^ "krokan". SAOB (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "krokan". Swedish National Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on Oct 23, 2021.
- ^ Leach, Henry Goddard (1926). The American-Scandinavian Review. American-Scandinavian Foundation. p. 53.
- ^ Moylan, Brian (2022-11-11). "Great British Baking Show Recap: Release the Krokan". Vulture. Archived from the original on Nov 24, 2022.