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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Scandinavian >> Swedish

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 350°F | 2. Grease and lightly flour a 9x9 square cake pan. Shake out any excess flour. | 3. Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder; set aside. | 4. Sift sugar, set aside. | 5. Crush cardamom seeds (use a mortar and pestle or a rolling pin). | 6. If using pods, remove the white hull pieces. | 7. Heat milk to lukewarm (in microwave, heat in a microwave safe cup or bowl at 70% power for about 45 seconds). Set milk aside. | 8. Melt butter (in microwave, heat at 70% power for about 1 minutes, then stir until completely melted). Set melted butter aside. | 9. Beat egg until fluffy. | 10. Blend in sifted sugar. | 11. Add crushed cardamom seeds. | 12. Alternate adding lukewarm milk and the flour mixture, blending well. | 13. Add melted butter and beat batter until well blended. | 14. Pour batter into cake pan. | 15. Mix together the allspice and sugar. | 16. Sprinkle evenly on top of the cake in the pan. | 17. Sprinkle chopped or sliced almonds on top, pressing them into the batter very lightly. | 18. Bake at 350°F for 35-45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. | 19. Cool slightly before cutting. | 20. Tip: this recipe doubles well, making 2 9x9 cakes. Freeze one, then warm it up for later use. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
purpose flour	2 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
baking powder	2 1/2	teaspoons		6.095	3.1855	0.0	0.0
sugar	3/4	cup		604.485	151.197	0.0	0.0
cardamom seed	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
milk	3/4	cup		111.63	8.7474	5.7645	5.9841
butter	1	cup		1368.0	62.856	42.744	115.2
egg	1			71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
allspice	1	teaspoon		4.997	1.3703	0.1157	0.1651
sugar	1	tablespoon		604.485	151.197	0.0	0.0
almond	1	tablespoon	sliced	120.22399999999999	0.0	0.0	13.6

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.