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Krumkaker
Modern Viral Baking · New Wave

Krumkaker

Crisp, patterned wafer cookies rolled into cones on a wooden form — often filled with whipped cream.

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Cultural Context & History

Baked on an ornate iron and rolled while still hot, krumkaker are the lacy, cone-shaped cookies of the Christmas platter — one of the traditional seven sorts a proud host once baked.

Ingredients

  • 150 g butter, melted and cooled714 kcal · 0 g protein · 78.6 g fat · 0 g carbs per 100 g
  • 150 g caster sugar399 kcal · 0 g protein · 0.3 g fat · 99.4 g carbs per 100 g
  • 3 eggs571 kcal · 3.6 g protein · 35.7 g fat · 57.1 g carbs per 100 g
  • 150 g plain flour
  • 1 tsp ground cardamom0 kcal · 0 g protein · 0 g fat · 0 g carbs per 100 g
  • 2 tbsp water42 kcal · 0 g protein · 0 g fat · 10.8 g carbs per 100 g
  • Multekrem (cloudberry cream), to serve

Per-100 g values shown for ingredients verified against Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central (snapshot 2026-09-11). Ingredients not yet verified show no nutrition line.

Recommended Tools

  • Krumkake ironPresses the lace pattern and crisps the batter evenly.
  • Wooden cone formShapes each hot cookie before it sets.

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Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1

    Melt the butter and set it aside to cool while you prepare the batter.

  2. 2

    Whisk the eggs and sugar together to a pale, thick eggnog.

  3. 3

    Fold in the cooled butter, flour, cardamom and water to make a thin, pourable batter.

  4. 4

    Heat the krumkake iron. Spoon 1 tbsp of batter into the centre, press firmly closed and cook for 1 to 1.5 minutes until golden.

  5. 5

    Lift the cookie out immediately and wrap it around a wooden cone while still pliable, then leave to cool and harden. Serve with multekrem.

Chef's Tip

Work one at a time — krumkaker turn brittle within seconds of leaving the iron, so shape each around the cone the moment it lifts, while it still bends.

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