Budapest roll
Swedish chocolate cake
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Budapest roll (Swedish: Budapestlängd') is a classic Swedish dessert made with hazelnut-meringue, egg white, whipped cream, dark chocolate, and fruit, typically mandarin oranges or raspberries.[1][2] It is sometimes served during fika.
It is baked as a roll cake with a hazelnut base where cream and fruit mixture are spread. It is then rolled, drizzled with chocolate, and cut into portions.[3]
The Budapest roll has its own holiday, celebrated annually on May 1st.[4][5]
History
The Budapest roll was invented around 1969 by Ingvar Strid.[4][better source needed]
When Vetlanda, the municipality where the inventor was born, reached a population of 27,000, the milestone was celebrated with a 27-meter-long Budapest roll.[4][6]
