His face smiles from lamp posts and banners around the country he will soon reign while his new role has been discussed endlessly in newspapers and on TV and radio but one tradition has really shown the soon to be King Frederik of Denmark that his reign is imminent. Copenhagen’s most famous patisserie has created a cake in his honour.
The Conditori La Glace in  Skoubogade in the Danish capital has been making sought after cakes since 1870 and the start of a new reign always means a brand new pastry being added to their menu. The ‘Margrethe’ cake, created in 1972 when the current Queen of Denmark took the throne, remains one of its best sellers and now it has a rather regal companion. A delicacy for the new king is now on sale at the shop.
The Frederik X Glacette features a base of marzipan with hazelnut praline, salted caramel and caramel truffle. It’s covered in dark chocolate and topped with a version of Frederik’s seal.
[getty src=”1925399732″ width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”com”]And eagle eyed royal watchers will be monitoring to see if it proves as popular as the Margrethe cake. That features soft nougat cream, a florentine base and marzipan and rum. It’s topped with a marzipan daisy, in honour of the nickname that Queen Margrethe has long been known by.
The cakes are currently glistening in the shop window of Conditori La Glace ahead of the abdication of Margrethe II and the accession of Frederik X. It’s one of many tributes being paid to the outgoing monarch and her successor across Denmark as the country’s day of history approaches.
