Finnish Butter Cake Recipes

FINNISH CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cream together the butter, 1/4 cup of the sugar and almond extract. Stir in the flour. Chill for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
• Place the dough between 2 large sheets of plastic wrap. Use a rolling pin to roll into a 1/4-inch thick rectangle. Use a sharp knife to cut the dough into strips 2 1/2 inches long and 3/4 inch wide.
• Combine the remaining tablespoon of sugar with the almonds. Use a pastry brush to coat the top of the cookies with egg white. Sprinkle with the almond and sugar mixture. Carefully transfer cookies to an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake to a delicate brown, 17 to 20 minutes.
• Transfer cookies to a rack to cool. Cookies can be frozen in an airtight container, with wax paper between each layer for up to 6 months. Defrost 30 minutes before serving.

FINNISH OVEN PANCAKES

Steps:

• Place an 11x13-inch baking pan into the oven. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) with the pan in place.
• Beat eggs in a large bowl with a wire whisk; add milk, lemon zest, white sugar, and salt and beat together. Add flour and beat until mixture is very smooth. Mix in lemon juice until incorporated.
• Place the butter into the preheated pan and allow it to melt until it is bubbling. Spread the butter over the entire bottom of the pan by rocking it back and fourth. Pour the batter in the buttered pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top of the pancake is lightly browned and puffed, 20 to 30 minutes. Mix coarse sugar and cardamom together and sprinkle over the top. Cut and serve.

FINNISH DATE CAKE (TAATELIKAKKU)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 150°C.
• Grease and flour a loaf pan.
• Place dates, water and butter in a saucepan, bring to boil and simmer for about 20 minutes (I like to break down the dates a bit for smoother jam). Let cool.
• Pour date mixture into a mixing bowl, add sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add egg, mix well.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and vanilla sugar. Add flour mixture and cream alternately to the mix.
• Pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 75 minutes.

MARJA-LEENA'S FINNISH CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch pie plate.
• Combine 1/2 cup butter and 3 tablespoons sugar in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in 1 egg until well blended. Beat in flour and baking powder. Chill crust mixture for 30 minutes.
• Spread crust mixture into the greased pie plate.
• Combine cottage cheese, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1/3 cup melted butter, almonds, sour cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla extract in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour over crust in the pie plate.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 40 minutes.

FINNISH BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Gradually add 1-1/4 cups flour. Knead in remaining flour. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4 in. thickness. Cut with a 1-1/2 to 2-in. cookie cutter; place on ungreased baking sheets. Beat egg white until foamy; brush over cutouts. Sprinkle with sugar and almonds. , Bake at 350° for 7-8 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool on wire racks.

FINNISH BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

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