Swedish Visiting Cake
This cake looks so simple but the taste..so delicious! Real easy and quick to make.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Sugar plus extra for sprinkling
- 1 pc Lemon grated zest
- 2 pcs Eggs large size
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract pure
- ½ teaspoon Almond Extract pure
- 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1 stick Unsalted Butter melted and cooled
- ¼ cup Almonds sliced / blanched or not
Instructions
- Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Butter a 9-inch cake pan.1 stick Unsalted Butter
- Pour the sugar into a medium bowl.1 cup Sugar
- Add the zest and blend the zest and sugar together with your fingertips until the sugar is moist and aromatic.1 pc Lemon
- Whisk in the eggs one at a time until well blended.2 pcs Eggs
- Whisk in the salt and the extracts and stir in the flour.2 pcs Eggs, 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract, ½ teaspoon Almond Extract, ¼ teaspoon Salt
- Finally, fold in the melted butter.1 stick Unsalted Butter
- Scrape the batter into the pan and smooth the top with a rubber spatula.
- Scatter the sliced almonds over the top and sprinkle with a little sugar.¼ cup Almonds
- If you're using a cake or pie 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.1 cup All-Purpose Flour
- Remove the pan from the oven and let the cake cool for 5 minutes.
- Then run a thin knife around the sides and bottom of the cake to loosen it.
- You can serve the cake warm or cooled, directly from the skillet or turned out onto a serving plate.
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