Finnish Butter Cake

Submitted by Irmgard

"I came across this recipe in an article about Finnish cuisine and it sounded good so I had to try it. It is a very rich, buttery cake flavoured with cardamon and cinnamon, wonderful with a cup of coffee or tea."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 cake
• Serves: 12-14

ingredients

• 591.47 ml all-purpose flour
• 4.92 ml ground cardamom
• 4.92 ml ground cinnamon
• 4.92 ml baking powder
• 2.46 ml baking soda
• 236.59 ml unsalted butter, softened
• 473.18 ml granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 236.59 ml whipping cream
• fruit sugar (to garnish)

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Lightly grease a 10-inch Bundt pan.
3. In a bowl, stir together the flour, cardamom, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda.
4. In a larger bowl, combine the butter and sugar.
5. Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat until just blended.
6. Beat in the eggs, one at a time.
7. Beat in the whipping cream, alternating with the flour mixture until just blended.
8. Pour into the prepared pan.
9. Bake 50 to 60 minutes until the tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
10. Let cool 5 to 10 minutes in the pan; turn out onto a rack.
11. Sprinkle the top with fruit sugar.
12. Let cool.

Reviews

[L.A. Stewart]

Excellent and flavorful! Thankyou for sharing such a fantastic recipe! xo LA :-)

 

[Ang11002]

Hey there! I got bored the other nite and was craving some cardamom so I made this cake. It was very good, just not as moist as I would like but the flavor was still yummy. I enjoyed the cinnamon and the cardamom together. Thanks!