Swedish Visiting Cake
This is the most reliable cake ever. Think of it more as a giant marzipan cookie. The recipe is from Dorie Greenspan, a Connecticut native!! I can confidently say it’s the most reliable dessert you can make.
Swedish Visiting Cake
2016-05-25 15:28:11
Serves 8
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
25 min
Ingredients
- 1 cup/ 225g sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
- Grated zest of 1 lemon
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (a pinch)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
- 1 cup/ 226g all-purpose flour
- 8 tablespoons/ 113g unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- A handful of sliced almonds
Instructions
- Center a rack preheat oven to 350 F. Butter a 9-inch cake pan.
- Blend the zest and sugar together with your fingertips until the sugar is moist and aromatic. Whisk in the eggs one at a time until well blended. Whisk in the salt and the extracts. Switch to a rubber spatula and stir in the flour. Finally, fold in the melted butter.
- Scrape the batter into the pan. Scatter the sliced almonds over the top and sprinkle with a little sugar. If you're using a cake pan, place the pan on a baking sheet.
- Bake the cake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until it is golden and a little crisp on the outside; the inside will remain moist. Remove the pan from the oven and let the cake cool for 5 minutes. Serve warm or cooled, turned out onto a serving plate.
Adapted from Doris Greenspan
Adapted from Doris Greenspan
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Susan Virostek
May 26, 2016 at 6:26 pmNOOOOOOO. It’s from Dorie Greenspan!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Victoria Breck
July 25, 2016 at 11:48 amI inserted the credit!!!!