"Ellen Svinhufvud Almond Cake.This cake bears almost a hundred years history. It was named after Ellen Svinhufvud (23 December 1869 - 24 August 1953), the wife of Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, 3-rd president of Finland. In the 30-ies it was a tradition within the Presidential Palace to hold ""coffee evenings"" for the famous Finnish women. 
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