Gustavus Adolphus pastry

[2] The earliest mention of a pastry is from the Western parts of Sweden during the 1890s,[2][3] where the pastry probably was created around the festivities when a statue of the king was erected in Gothenburg on a square, that since then is known as Gustaf Adolfs torg[2][4] ("Gustavus Adolphus Square").

One Gothenburg bakery, Bräutigams, claims to have created it in the early 20th century, with the years 1905 or 1909 mentioned.

[4][5][6] Recipes for the pastry vary locally but most versions have a portrait of the king on the top, usually made of chocolate or marzipan.

[2] In 2003, a competition arranged by Livrustkammaren and Gastronomiska akademien ("Gastronomic Academy of Sweden") elected a winner without the king's portrait.

[7] The Swedish bakeries and konditoreis, however, preferred their old versions,[8] so the attempt to establish a standard Gustavus Adolphus pastry failed.