'Gothenburg's King' remembered with cakes and statues

[Wombat]

'Gothenburg's King' remembered with cakes and statues ~ The Local

On the 6th of November, Sweden – and Gothenburg in particular – remembers perhaps its most famous and successful King: Gustav II Adolf, who reigned from 1611 until his death in 1632

[Cassidy]

In today's Gothenburg, most residents remember their heroic founder by eating him in cake form. In the 1880s, a bakery located at what is now the Dubliners pub on the corner of Östrahamngatan and Kungsgatan, created a special form of cake which came to be known as Gustav Adolfsbakelse. The cakes depicted a silhouette of the king, now usually rendered in chocolate or marzipan, and the tradition for Gothenburg bakeries to sell these on the 6th of November continues today.

That's pretty cool :giggle:

[LouisFerdinand]

It was informative to learn that Gustav II Adolf was struggling with his vision. He needed glasses and could not wear them in battle.