Grandmas Swedish Spice Cake Recipes

SWEDISH SPICE CAKE (MJUK PEPPARKAKA)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour a 8x4x3 inch loaf pan or an 8 cup round baking pan.
• Sieve flour with baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and cardamom.
• Set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add the eggs, one by one, keep whipping.
• Add buttermilk and jam, mix.
• Add flour mixture and mix gently.
• Pour the batter in the prepared pan.
• Bake on lowest rack in the oven for about 50-60 minutes.
• Test with a skewer that the cake is done.

KRYDDKAKA - SWEDISH SPICE CAKE - TRADITIONAL RECIPE!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat eggs until very light and fluffy. Add sugar gradually while beating.
• Sift together flour, spices and baking powder. Fold this into the egg mixture gently, so as not to deflate eggs.
• In a small saucepan, heat butter and water over low heat until butter has melted. Once butter melts, bring to a boil and add while still boiling hot to the batter (first mixture). Combine thoroughly.
• Butter a 7 3/4 inch tube pan and sprinkle evenly with the bread crumbs. Pour cake batter into pan.
• Bake in preheated 350°F oven 45-50 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Serve unfrosted or dusted with icing sugar.

GRANDMA'S SWEDISH SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat.
• 2. Add dry ingredients with sour cream.
• 3. Bake in a greased loaf pan at 350 degrees, for 55 to 60 minutes.