The Danish kitchen is not only about savory dishes – it is also famous for some of Northern Europe’s most beloved cakes and desserts. Sweet baked goods and creamy desserts are an essential part of Danish hygge culture – enjoyed with afternoon coffee or as the highlight of a festive meal.

With cake & dessert pottery from Polish pottery, these specialties truly shine. Ovenproof, hand-painted and made to last, the ceramics combine practicality with beauty – bringing tradition and hygge to the Danish table.

 Three Classic Danish Cakes

1. Danish Apple Cake (Æblekage)

Ingredients (4–6 servings):

• 800 g organic apples

• 100 g organic sugar

• 1 tsp organic cinnamon

• 100 g organic breadcrumbs

• 50 g organic butter

• Organic whipped cream

Preparation:

1. Peel and dice apples, cook with sugar & cinnamon until soft.

2. Toast breadcrumbs in butter until golden.

3. Layer in a Polish pottery dish: apples – crumbs – apples – crumbs.

4. Serve with whipped cream.

2. Danish Dream Cake (Drømmekage)

Ingredients:

• 250 g organic flour

• 200 g organic sugar

• 4 organic eggs

• 50 g organic butter

• 200 ml organic milk

• 1 tsp baking powder

Topping:

• 100 g organic shredded coconut

• 100 g organic brown sugar

• 50 g organic butter

Preparation:

1. Beat eggs and sugar until fluffy.

2. Melt butter, mix with milk, flour & baking powder.

3. Pour into a Polish pottery baking dish, bake at 180 °C for 25 min.

4. Melt topping, spread on cake, bake another 10 min.

3. Danish Cinnamon Roll Cake (Kanelsneglekage)

Ingredients:

• 500 g organic flour

• 250 ml organic milk

• 100 g organic butter

• 50 g organic sugar

• 25 g yeast

• 1 organic egg

Filling:

• 100 g organic butter

• 100 g organic brown sugar

• 2 tsp organic cinnamon

Preparation:

1. Knead dough from flour, milk, butter, sugar & yeast, let rise 1 h.

2. Roll out, spread with butter-sugar-cinnamon mix, roll up, slice.

3. Place slices in a Polish pottery dish, bake 25 min at 180 °C.

 Three Classic Danish Desserts

1. Red Berry Pudding with Cream (Rødgrød med fløde)

Ingredients (4 servings):

• 500 g organic berries (raspberries, strawberries, redcurrants)

• 100 g organic sugar

• 2 tbsp organic starch

• Organic cream

Preparation:

1. Cook berries with sugar.

2. Dissolve starch in water, stir in, briefly boil.

3. Serve cold with cream.

2. Danish Buttermilk Dessert with Biscuits (Koldskål med kammerjunkere)

Ingredients:

• 500 ml organic buttermilk

• 2 organic egg yolks

• 2 tbsp organic sugar

• 1 tsp organic vanilla

• Kammerjunkere biscuits (homemade or organic store-bought)

Preparation:

1. Beat egg yolks with sugar & vanilla.

2. Stir in buttermilk, chill.

3. Serve with biscuits.

3. Danish Cream Mold with Strawberries (Fløderand med jordbær)

Ingredients:

• 500 ml organic cream

• 100 g organic sugar

• 1 organic vanilla pod

• 6 sheets organic gelatin

• Fresh organic strawberries

Preparation:

1. Heat cream with sugar & vanilla.

2. Soak gelatin, dissolve in hot cream.

3. Pour into a Polish pottery dessert mold, chill 4 h.

4. Serve with strawberries.

Served in Polish pottery cake plates, dessert bowls & baking dishes, Danish sweet culture becomes a true hygge experience.