Best Swedish fika pastry
Fifteen classics of the Swedish coffee break, from cinnamon buns to princess cake. Which belongs at every fika?
Tier list by PairTier · 15 items
- Kanelbulle — Swedish cinnamon bun, spiced with cardamom and topped with pearl sugar; celebrated every 4 October.
- Kardemummabulle — Cardamom bun, the cinnamon bun's fragrant twin.
- Semla — Cardamom bun filled with almond paste and whipped cream, traditionally eaten around Shrove Tuesday.
- Prinsesstårta — Princess cake: sponge, jam, custard and cream under a dome of green marzipan.
- Chokladboll — No-bake ball of oats, cocoa, sugar and butter, rolled in coconut or pearl sugar.
- Kladdkaka — Sticky, gooey chocolate cake, often served with whipped cream.
- Dammsugare — The 'vacuum cleaner': green marzipan roll with a punsch-flavoured filling and chocolate-dipped ends.
- Mazarin — Small tart with a buttery shell, almond filling and white icing.
- Kärleksmums — Soft chocolate tray bake topped with chocolate icing and coconut.
- Drömmar — 'Dreams': light, crumbly cookies raised with hartshorn salt.
- Hallongrotta — Butter cookie with a dollop of raspberry jam baked in its centre.
- Sockerkaka — Simple Swedish sponge cake, often baked in a fluted tin.
- Lussekatt — Saffron bun with raisins, baked for St Lucia's Day on 13 December.
- Biskvi — Almond macaroon base with buttercream, coated in chocolate.
- Wienerbröd — Danish pastry of laminated dough with custard, jam or almond filling.