Sand Kage Recipes

PERFECT SAND CAKE

Steps:

• Put the oil in electric mixer bowl, put in sugar, beat the mixture until blended.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Mix yogurt with water.
• Add flour in thirds alternating with yogurt and water mixture.
• Add baking powder, baking soda and one of the variations mentioned above (or you can be creative and add whatever you like).
• Pour the cake mixture (the mixture shouldn't be thick, it is almost watery in consistency).
• In greased, floured cake pan (I prefer the one with the whole in the middle or a loaf pan for easy cutting).
• Put the cake in COLD oven, set the heat at 180°C, let the cake in the oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Remove the cake from the oven,let it sit for about 10 minutes, remove from pan.
• Let the cake cool on wire rack (or I put the cake in plastic bag and close it while the cake in it so the outer surface of the cake won't be hard, it will be soft instead.
• Optional: You may sprinkle icing sugar on the face before cutting into pieces.
• Serve the cake with orange juice, coffee or hot tea.

SAND CAKE

Steps:

• NOTE: Recipe states to only grease and flour the bottom of the form, so that the cake will rise evenly and not only in the middle. You are supposed to loosen the sides with a thin sharp knife after baking, before removing the rim!
• Preheat oven to 375 F (190 C).
• Brush springform bottom with melted butter. Put in fridge until firm (2 min). Add flour and shake over sink until evenly dusted, shake out excess flour.
• Melt butter without browning. You will need it to be liquid, put barely warm.
• Mix flour and cornstarch.
• Put the eggs, sugar, salt and lemon zest in a large bowl and put this over a water bath (put bowl over a shallow pan filled with hot water, so eggs will get warm without curdling). Beat egg mixture on water bath until thick and heated to 97 F (36 C). Test temperature by bringing a drop of the mixture to your lower lip. It should feel neither hot nor cold (body temperature).
• Remove mixture from water bath and beat on low speed until cold again. (You could do this in a cold water bath to quicken the process).
• Sift flour/cornstarch over egg mixture.
• Pour barely warm butter over eggs/flour.
• With a rubber spatula fold flour and butter carefully but thoroughly into egg mixture.
• Fill batter in prepared form. Bake in the lower third of oven 30-40 minutes, until a wooden skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean, no crumbs attached.
• Remove from oven and let cool in form for 15 minutes. Loosen rim with a thin sharp knife and remove from the form. Let cool completely.
• Dust with powdered sugar and serve as is, or better, after at least 6 hours (to firm up), half horizontally and fill with any cake filling and top with a topping of your choice.
• NOTE: This batter can be baked in a 9x5 inch loaf pan or a bundt form as well, baking time will be longer though, so reduce heat to 350F (180 C).

SAND KAGE

Steps:

• Let the butter soften to room temperature.
• Separate the eggs and let them come to room temperature.
• Cream sugar and butter well.
• Add egg yolks one at a time, beat well in between.
• Add sifted flour and vanilla, keep on mixing well. You can use cornstarch if you can't find potato flour.
• Last, add the stiff beaten egg whites.
• Bake 50-60 minutes in a 350 degree F oven.
• This is one of the most used cakes on the Danish coffee table. Enjoy!

SAND "CAKE"

Steps:

• Crush wafers in large sealable plastic bag with rolling pin. (Or, process in food processor or blender until finely crushed.).
• Pour milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes or until well blended. Let stand 5 minutes. Gently stir in whipped topping and half of the crushed wafers. Spoon into 13x9-inch dish; sprinkle with remaining crushed wafers.
• Refrigerate 1 hour or until ready to serve. Decorate with fruit snacks. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.