HAPPY MOTHERING SUNDAY!
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This for you Mum! 😀
A shame my Mum won’t get a slice of this. I just hope it’s a sunny day for her instead. 😀
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When this cake came out of the oven it looked flat. Oh. Then the middle sank a little and it looked even flatter… Oh dear. Did I forget the baking powder? No! This is how it’s meant to be: no raising agents are used! And despite my initial doubts, after the first bite I was so glad I tried it. The consistency is dense, a little like a brownie, with that almost chewy texture. Its delicious almond and vanilla aroma fills the house with cosiness, and I admit that I rather fell for this little cake.
My recipe is an adapted version of the one I found on this website: http://dessertfirstgirl.com
The original recipe included almond extract, which I’m not keen on. Leaving it out and adding more vanilla and a hint of warm spices worked very well.
Swedish Visiting Cake
Preheat your oven to 175°C (350°F). Grease and flour a 23cm (9 inch) baking tin (loose-bottomed if you have one – I didn’t).
Whisk 200g sugar and 25g vanilla sugar (1 cup altogether) with 2 eggs until creamy. Add 1 tsp vanilla extract. Fold in 125g (1 cup) sifted flour, a pinch of salt, 1/4 tsp cardamom and 1/4 tsp cinnamon. Melt 110g (1 stick) butter and stir it into the batter. Pour into the baking tin and sprinkle with about 50g (2 oz) almond slices and 1 tbsp vanilla sugar.
Bake for 25-30 minutes. Leave to cool before removing from the tin, or serve warm – directly from the tin.
This recipe serves 6-8 and is delicious with a cup of coffee. Bake it for your Mum, or invite someone over, or take it with you next time you visit a friend… they’ll love you for it! 😉
What a gorgeous cake!!
Thanks Bernice – nice of you to stop by! 😀
What a lovely cake to serve with a hot cup of coffee. Just your describing it, I can smell the delicious aroma of vanilla and toasted almonds float across the ocean all the way up the steps and down the hallway to my office.
I’d love to send you a slice Mary, but I fear it won’t survive such a long journey and you will just have to try out the recipe yourself! 😉
Cathy, are you thinking of shipping that cake to this part of the world? Yummmm 🙂
If I could I would! Have a great week!
Yes, I would think that you’d get a load full of brownie points (or coffee cake points?) for serving this gorgeous cake! I can’t imagine a better treat to have with a cup of coffee.
Nice to hear from you Robin. This is another one I’ll be making again soon! 😉
Thanks for the recipe! Are you on Pintrest? It would be a great recipe to post if you are!
Linda
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Thanks Linda. No, I’m not on Pinterest – my blog keeps me busy enough! 😉
I adore almond in cakes! What a scrumptious treat!
Perfect with a cup of tea! 😀
At first view I thought the napkin has swedish colours (yellow-blue). Now I see, there are Roses on it. The cake has all ingredients I love: Cardamom, almonds and almond extract!
Here is winter again with 12 cm snow. LG – Uta
Hi Uta – we have been lucky so far, but the snow is coming our way in the next few days. Keep smiling – it can’t be long till spring really does arrive!
I´m sure this “Swedish Visiting Cake” tastes as delicious as it looks. I especially like vanilla and the almond slices on the top.
By the way, your spring heading picture is very lovely…
Thank you Elisabeth – it’s a photo from last year. (I have seen one butterfly, but not the tortoiseshell here).
Cathy, I´ve seen a “Zitronenfalter” on March, 6th and a “Kleiner Fuchs” on March, 8th. So beautiful
moments!. But now winter is coming back again…
I’m sure spring will be back next week! 😀
Oh my, that is certainly a cake fit for a Queen!! xoxo
What a lovely comment! It does look pretty, and is so simple to make too.
This cake looks wonderful, a good blend of sweet with buttery.
It tastes wonderful too, Gwynnem! 😀
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Thank you Eunice! 😀
Beautiful cake! Looks delicious 🙂
Thanks – and thank you for stopping by!
That looks wonderful to serve with coffee, will be trying it this week!
Then I hope you enjoy it – have fun baking! 😀
That looks soooo yummy! I love the name too! 🙂
I read somewhere that the name comes from it being so quick to make that when you see unexpected visitors arriving you have time to make it and get it in the oven before they ring the doorbell…. well, it is quick, but maybe not THAT quick! 😉
I love that too!
Cathy, I have made this recipe several times now! We love it with coffee! Thanks for sharing!
So glad you like it! It’s one of our favourites too! 😀
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Thanks – and good of you to stop by!
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