Krokan

{{Short description|Traditional Swedish dessert}} {{Italics title}} thumb|Example of a ''krokan'' '''''Krokan''''' is a Swedish confection and a traditional dessert in the country. It is a multi-tiered pastry made from almond flour, constructed of thin pieces baked in decorative patterns.<ref>{{cite web|title=krokan |website=SAOB|url=https://www.saob.se/artikel/|access-date=2020-11-09|language=sv-SE}}</ref> The parts are then joined using melted caramelized sugar, assembled into a tower, and decorated with crisscross patterns<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ne.se/krokan |title=krokan |website=Swedish National Encyclopedia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023080235/https://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/l%C3%A5ng/krokan |archive-date= Oct 23, 2021 }}</ref> and marzipan roses.

''Krokans'' are traditional at Swedish weddings, such as that of King Carl XVI Gustaf in 1976.{{CN|date=May 2024}} Half a century before, a letter to The American-Scandinavian Foundation described the ''krokan'' as "a gorgeous cake made of almond and sugar and always quite as necessary to a Swedish wedding as the bride herself".<ref>{{Cite book |last=Leach |first=Henry Goddard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h8l-AAAAMAAJ&dq=swedish+wedding+%22krokan%22&pg=PA53 |title=The American-Scandinavian Review |date=1926 |publisher=American-Scandinavian Foundation. |pages=53 |language=en}}</ref>

''Krokan'' was the showstopper challenge in episode 9 of season 13 of ''The Great British Bake Off''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moylan |first=Brian |date=2022-11-11 |title=''Great British Baking Show'' Recap: Release the Krokan |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/great-british-baking-show-season-13-episode-9-recap-patisserie-week.html |website=Vulture |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124095536/https://www.vulture.com/article/great-british-baking-show-season-13-episode-9-recap-patisserie-week.html |archive-date= Nov 24, 2022 }}</ref>

==See also== {{Portal|Sweden|Food}} * ''Kransekage'' – Danish pastry that uses the same ingredients

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Category:Swedish pastries Category:Wedding food