Ladies whim cake | Damen kapric torta

Damen Kapric is a ye olde world cake that made its way to Croatia when the country was under Austro-Hungarian rule. This was my first time making it and while it's too sweet for me I feel like it's almost a magical cake. The thick layer of batter that turns into a dense sponge, then a layer of baked berry jam and finally a layer of meringue with pink food colouring through it. It's just wonderful to look at and a total show-stopper.

I used the recipe from He Needs Food. Where traditional recipes just kind of slap the meringue on top and bake it in, the He Needs Food version has you piping the meringue on top. Yes it's more work (and more washing up) but the piping really makes it special and hence, I tried this recipe.

It is sweet! There is sugar in the sponge layer, sugar in the jam, sugar in the meringue. But within half a day the whole thing was pretty much eaten up by the household so hey, nothing wrong with a bit of bouncing off the walls.

I did add some rose petals (just because I have loads after I made the Rozata) so I added these for the photography and yes, they were eaten as well. My word of advise is to use a springform tin. Once the berry jam bakes into the sponge and then with the meringue on top, there is no way you could get this cake out of a normal cake tin. So you must have a springform tin.

Let me know if you tried this whimsey ladies cake and what you thought?

Dobar Tek! Zivjeli! (Bon Appetit! Cheers and let's live!)