Skyrterta — Print Recipe — The Culinary Codex

A layered Icelandic cake made with thick skyr cream between sponge layers, topped with berries. Light, tangy, and quintessentially Icelandic.

Ingredients

1 Beat eggs and sugar until thick and pale, about 5 minutes.
2 Fold in flour and baking powder gently. Divide between two greased 22cm round tins.
3 Bake at 180°C for 20-25 minutes until golden. Cool completely, then split each layer in half.
4 Whip cream to soft peaks. Fold in skyr, powdered sugar, vanilla, and dissolved gelatin.
5 Layer sponge and skyr cream, spreading evenly between each layer.
6 Top with remaining cream and scatter with fresh berries. Refrigerate 2 hours before serving.

Did You Know?

Skyrterta has become the most popular birthday cake in Iceland, overtaking traditional cream cakes in recent decades.