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{{Short description|Norwegian cookie wrapped into a conical shape after baking}}
{{Distinguish|crumb cake}}
{{Infobox food
| name             = ''Krumkake''
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| country          = [[Norway]]
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| type             = [[Biscuit]]
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| main_ingredient  = [[Flour]], [[butter]], [[Egg as food|eggs]], [[sugar]],
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'''{{lang|no|Krumkake}}''' ({{IPA|no|ˈkrʊ̀mˌkɑːkə|lang}}; meaning 'curved cake'; {{plural form}}: {{lang|no|krumkaker}}) is a [[Norwegian cuisine|Norwegian]] [[cookie]]<ref>Aase Strømstad: ''Mat på norsk. Tradisjonsrike retter fra hele landet'', Aschehoug forlag 1985, side 98, {{ISBN|82-03-11408-3}}</ref> made of [[flour]], [[butter]], [[Eggs as food|eggs]], [[sugar]], and [[cream]].<ref>[http://www.matoppskrift.no/sider/oppskrift2856.asp Krumkaker av byggmel - på matoppskrift.no]</ref>

A special decorative two-sided iron [[griddle#Types of cookware|griddle]] similar to a [[waffle iron]] is traditionally used to bake the thin round cakes, similar to [[Italian cuisine|Italian]] [[pizzelle]] and [[cannoli]]. Older irons are used over the stove, but modern electric irons offer the convenience of nonstick surfaces, automatic timing, and multiple cakes per batch. While hot, the {{Convert|13-20|cm|abbr=on}} {{lang|no|krumkaker}} are rolled into small cones around a wooden or plastic cone form. {{lang|no|Krumkaker}} can be eaten plain or filled with whipped cream (often {{lang|no|[[multekrem]]}}) or other fillings.<!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Krumkake being baked.JPG|thumb|Krumkake being taken off a hot iron]] -->

These biscuits are popular not only in Norway but due to contributions of [[Norwegian Americans|Norwegian immigrants]] and their descendants they are found in the cuisines of [[Cuisine of New England|New England]] and the [[Cuisine of the Midwestern United States|American Midwest]]. {{lang|no|Krumkaker}} are traditionally made in preparation for [[Christmas]], along with other cookies of Nordic origin including [[sandbakelse]] and [[Rosette (cookie)|rosettes]].{{cn|date=August 2021}} They offer a sweet dessert after the traditional [[Christmas dinner|Christmas Eve dinner]].

In Germany, the cookies are commonly filled with sweet stuffings. They are also used as a type of ice cream cone.{{cn|date=August 2021}}

<gallery widths="200px" heights="200px" perrow="4">
File:Krumkake.jpg|{{lang|no|Krumkake}} just off the hot iron, being shaped on a conical rolling pin
File:Krumkake gear.jpg|Electric {{lang|no|krumkake}} iron and wooden {{lang|no|krumkake}} rollers
File:Krumkake iron with lion.jpg|19th century {{lang|no|krumkake}} iron decorated with national coat of arms
File:Krumkake-steking.webm|Videoclip: baking a {{lang|no|krumkake}}
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Norway|Food}}
* [[List of Norwegian desserts]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Waffles}}

[[Category:Norwegian desserts]]
[[Category:German desserts]]
[[Category:Cookies]]
[[Category:Christmas food]]
[[Category:Cuisine of Minnesota]]