I don’t know how many times I’ve joined Carol’s virtual Cookie exchange blog hop, maybe it’s the 3rd or 4th year- I just looked it’s been since 2003, I don’t remember if I joined that early!? Maybe I did, I don’t remember, but it seems like I show the same thing every time because it’s SOOOOO good!
But it’s NOT a cookie!!
It’s a cake- a Danish Layer Cake.
over 20yrs ago when I lived in FL and was newlywed, I worked at a Danish restaurant (since I’m from Denmark it was fitting!) and on their dessert menu, they had this 7 layer Danish layer cake “lagkage” I saw the daughter-in-law make this probably twice a week so I knew how it was made and with American ingredients, all except for ONE thing! and for years after that I looked for IT everywhere, it’s called Cherry Kijaffa and I thought it was a liquor so I’d ask at liquor stores and they never heard of it, then I found out one day it was a WINE!! so I’d drive over an hour to a wine store, now in NC and they this pricey wine just for drizzling, it wasn’t until a month ago we went to ALDI and found a German Christmas Cherry Wine- PERFECT!! and the price was a lot less! 😉 – now I doubt I can get it there when it’s NOT Christmas time, but this is the time I usually make it, actually it’s my husband’s favorite and his birthday is in November and Anja’s is right before his, so they both got that cake for their birthdays and then there’s Thanksgiving and Christmas, so….
on to the recipe!
Danish Layer Cake
-make this at least the day before!
1 Box of Yellow Cake Mix
1 Box of Vanilla Pudding
1 Jar of Raspberry Preserves
Cherry Wine
Whipping cream for topping
optional raspberries
These last few times I made the cake, I used a half sheet pan and lined it with wax paper and baked the cake in there, then it only took 20 min!
I cut it either into quarters or into thirds, that depends on how “fancy” you want it, if it’s a 5 layered or 7 layered cake 🙂
First drizzle the Cherry wine on top generously so you can see it soaks in, then raspberry preserves and then the vanilla pudding, then add a layer of cake and repeat until the last layer of cake and drizzle that with the wine.
Then I plastic wrap that and put in the fridge until the next day! It’s BEST at least a day old, sometimes 2 days is better- if it lasts that long!!
When you are ready to eat it, cover it in whipped whipping cream, where I usually add a bit of sugar and vanilla, then top with raspberries and candles if it’s a birthday!!
Yeah the flames got pretty high!! Hubby was checking the lamp overhead. LOL!!
It’s such a yummy and easy cake!
Here’s the rest of the bloggers and look below for my advent calendar!
December 6
Pumpkin Patch Patterns & Quilting
December 7
Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
December 8
Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel
December 9
Each day in December until Christmas I list a quilt pattern for sale, but it’s sort of “hidden” you have to guess the clue to reveal what pattern it is then go look for it if you want to buy it.
Here’s the clue for Dec 7th
“Speaking of desserts and cookies, this one is FRENCH!”
It’s an accuquilt friendly pattern too
Go to the quilt pattern page
and you can then “search” for the clues
Your cakes does look yummy and pretty! Happy Holidays!
That cake looks good and Aldi is my favorite grocery store!
ha ha, hubby goes there often, it’s just 45min away from us… I grew up with those in Denmark too so it’s a bit like home I guess, I find little European or Scandinavian treats there once in a while, good thing HE goes or I’d be buying all the candy and chocolate there!
The cake sounds yummy except for the raspberry. I am not a raspberry fan! Thanks for sharing.
I do remember you making your special cake. It looks so yummy!
Looks like a yummy cake! Happy Birthday to your husband!
That cake looks wonderful! My mom used to make a similar one with strawberries which was absolutely delicious. Will have to try this one for sure.
The cake looks yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
It looks like a delicious cake…thanks for sharing the recipe with us, Bea!
Now I’m upset about Aldi in PA not selling wine! If we get to an Aldi that is allowed I’ll have to try this.
Oh that cake looks delicious! Sounds like a good, easy recipe – must be a good one if you’ve used it that long! Thank you for sharing it with all of us. Loved the photos of Anja and your hubby. 🙂
aww thanks
Just saw your 2 beautiful projects on the Noon Accu Quilt show. Congratulations! Your next step is to be a guest on the show. I’ll keep watching to see you.
Thanks, I was there- those were fun to make, I’ll blog about it tomorrow, but there might not be any dies left….
Oh wow, that looks cake absolutely delicious. I love Aldi and all of the unexpected things we can find there.
yes, and CHEAP too!!
Your cake looks soooo good. Yummmm
What a pretty cake. It looks awesome and glad you could find the cherry wine you were looking for.
That cake looks sooo good! Thanks for sharing it with us! xx
Wow, that cake looks delicious! I am going to have to try this recipe! I am wondering if raspberry wine wouldn’t work just as well… but I will probably use cherry wine first (if I can find it at my Aldi store)! Thanks for sharing!
Oh my, that looks so good. Loved your projects yesterday on AQ live.
I’ve grown up eating and enjoying Danish layer cakes my entire life. I grew up in Racine, Wisconsin and it has a huge Danish heritage contingent. We had at least five bakeries and each had a slightly different version of the cake. I never get tired of seeing your yearly cake recipe share! I know how delicious it is. {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne
That looks mighty yummy and not to difficult to put together. I now need to find someone who will do that for me since I don’t bake. Ha ha
Your cake looks delicious! Thanks for sharing, and Merry Christmas!
What a tasty looking cake, A wonderful birthday cake for your husband.