Norwegian Gold Cake

Submitted by Girly_Girl_Lori

"I grew up in a very Norwegian family. Both of my grandmothers made a version of this cake. I aquired this recipe when my grandma moved to a nursing home, and I was finally able to search through her secret recipes. We used to have it with coffee during our midmorning coffee break."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 5 eggs
• 1 1⁄4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1⁄3 cups flour, sifted
• 1 1⁄3 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon almond extract

directions

1. Place soft butter and flour in bowl. Mix 5 minutes on low speed. Add eggs one at a time, and blend. Sift together the sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add gradually to creamed mixture. Add extract. Mix 2 minutes after all the sugar mixture has been added.
2. Turn into ungrased and floured tube cake pan. Bake 1 hour at 325 degrees. When baked, let stand 5-10 minutes then invert to cool. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.