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One of the most famous cakes to come out of Sweden, the Prinsesstårta, or Princess Cake, is a traditional celebration cake that first appeared in 1948 in The Princesses’ Cookbook, authored by Jenny Åkerström, a teacher of Princesses Margaretha, Märtha, and Astrid, daughters of Prince Carl. Originally called Green Cake, the name evolved due to the princesses’ apparent fondness for it.
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