Guf

English translation: sticky strawberry topping

11:40 Mar 22, 2012

Danish to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary

Danish term or phrase: Guf

The topping made of egg whites and powdered sugar and used on ice cream cones in Denmark.
In this case, it's for a recipe in a magazine for a cake with a "guf" topping.
It has to be part of the name of the recipe, so I can't really write much of a longer explanation. I'm thinking 2 words, tops.
Any suggestions?

Signe Golly KudoZ activity Questions: 19 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 75 Denmark
Local time: 13:00

English translation:sticky strawberry topping

Explanation:
If it is 'jordbærguf', which is the most typical sort, this might work?

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564354352 (X)
Denmark
Local time: 13:00

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Summary of answers provided

3 +1

royal icing

Charles Ek

Marshmallow fluff

Alice Wolfe, DDS (X)

sticky strawberry topping

564354352 (X)

Discussion entries: 5

Answers

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

royal icing

Explanation:
See the first link for examples of royal icing. Second link is recipe for a strawberry-flavored guf. Seems like the same thing?

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Note added at 22 mins (2012-03-22 12:02:56 GMT)
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One of the recipes at the first link has "glacé royal" as an alternative. That might be worth considering for its fanciness.

Reference: http://tinyurl.com/7wkvkl7
Reference: http://www.food.com/recipe/guf-for-ice-cream-cones-296557

Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 06:00
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for your suggestion!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Mette Hansen: Exactly

2 mins

agree

Zofia Wyszynski

40 mins

agree

Christine Andersen: Royal icing, nothing fancy. This is the traditional icing on Christmas cakes and for decoration, see recipes in any traditional UK baking book! It is easier to pipe and keeps its shape better than many other types. I never knew what 'guf' was made of!

57 mins

disagree

564354352 (X): I totally disagree! Royal icing goes hard, whereas 'guf' is supposed to stay light and frothy and deliciously sticky. Not at ALL the same thing. Has anyone ever had royal icing on an ice cream cone??

2 hrs

-> Thanks -- I haven't made "royal icing" before. How about "powdered sugar frosting", the American term for the topping that stays soft and puffy? See http://tinyurl.com/6u44ant. But "powdered sugar icing" goes hard in my experience as a cook.

disagree

Pernille Chapman: I'm with Gitte on this one. Guf is definitely more similar to the soft American frosting/icing used on e.g. carrot cake.

21 hrs

2 hrs confidence:

sticky strawberry topping

Explanation:
If it is 'jordbærguf', which is the most typical sort, this might work?

564354352 (X)
Denmark
Local time: 13:00
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 6

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Gitte. I ended up using "sticky meringue topping" (it wasn't the strawberry variety) so your answer had two out of three ;-)

6 days confidence:

Marshmallow fluff

Explanation:
Marshmallow fluff is the sweet sticky stuff made of egg whites and sugar and used in the US for all sorts of delicious gooeyness. It is similar to the inside of "flødeboller".

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Note added at 8 days (2012-03-30 11:54:00 GMT)
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Or maybe the term is "marshmallow creme" since "Fluff" is a brand name.

Example sentence(s):

"Marshmallow Fluff is a marshmallow creme of the finest quality. Its unusual, light and fluffy texture makes it ideal as a topping, spread or ingredient. Use it on desserts and salads. Use it in recipes for candies, cheesecake, frosting, meringues, cookie

Reference: http://www.marshmallowfluff.com/media/pdf/yummybook.pdf

Alice Wolfe, DDS (X)
United States
Local time: 07:00
Native speaker of: Danish

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for your suggestion!

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