King Oskar of Sweden's Cake

"King Oskar II cake - almond macaron style cake filled with buttercream. Oskar II cake – king Oskar II of Sweden to you and me, he invented it? Baked it? Liked it? No matter, credit to him for the enormous macaron filled with buttercream, as that’s what it is. The macaron cake layers are Basque in style – the King was well-travelled? The Basques stole the recipe off the invading Vikings? I’d better stop there before my patchy knowledge of history and geography becomes embarrassingly obvious to everyone."

Preparation Time40 min

Cooking Time20 min