Kransekage is the Danish New Year's Eve dessert made from rings of almond-flavored cake stacked into a tower.
The name is Danish for “wreath cake,” and the dessert is formed from graduated rings made with almond paste, sugar, and egg white. The rings are baked separately, then assembled from largest to smallest. Icing is often piped in a zigzag pattern across the outside, and the finished structure may be decorated for a celebration.
Kransekage is particularly associated with New Year's Eve in Denmark, though it is also served at weddings and other formal occasions. Its Norwegian relative is commonly called kransekake, and spelling varies across Scandinavian languages.
The dessert is sometimes mistaken for an ordinary layer cake because of its tower shape. Its defining feature is the stack of individual almond rings. The rings may be eaten by hand or cut into portions after the midnight toast.