Blotkake (Norwegian Sugar Bread)

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Ingredients

6 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon water
1 cup flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 tablespoon potato flour or cornstarch

Filling:
1 cup whipping cream
3/4 cup raspberry jam
2 large bananas
Strawberries or kiwi fruit, optional
1 orange

Frosting:
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
powdered sugar


Directions

Beat eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Add water. Sift dry ingredients; stir into egg mixture. Bake in a greased 10-inch round pan or two 8-inch rounds. Bake at 325 degrees for about 40 minutes; cool. When cool, divide into three or four layers. Drizzle with fresh orange juice. Whip 1 cup cream and fold in raspberry jam and diced banana. Spread evenly between the layers. Whip 1 1/2 cups cream and sweeten to taste. Spread over the cake; garnish with kiwi and/or strawberries if desired. Makes 12-16 servings.

Each serving contains 381 calories; 21 gm fat; 96 mg sodium; 174 mg cholesterol.