Swedish Spice Cake Mjuk Pepparkaka Recipes

TRADITIONAL SWEDISH PEPPARKAKOR

Steps:

• Sift the flour together with the baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and cardamom in a mixing bowl.
• Beat the butter together with the white and brown sugars in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in the egg and corn syrup until smooth. Gradually stir in the flour mixture until evenly blended. Divide the dough into 4 equal portions and wrap tightly each with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 1 hour, or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
• Using 1 portion at a time, work on a floured surface and roll out dough to 1/8 inch thick. Cut into shapes with cookie cutter, and place 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until set, about 5 minutes. Cool completely. Store in tightly covered tins.

SWEDISH SPICE CAKE (MJUK PEPPARKAKA)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour a 8x4x3 inch loaf pan or an 8 cup round baking pan.
• Sieve flour with baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and cardamom.
• Set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add the eggs, one by one, keep whipping.
• Add buttermilk and jam, mix.
• Add flour mixture and mix gently.
• Pour the batter in the prepared pan.
• Bake on lowest rack in the oven for about 50-60 minutes.
• Test with a skewer that the cake is done.

MJUK PEPPARKAKA OR SWEDISH SPICE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃) F; grease and flour a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan or two 7½ x 7½ x 2-inch pans. Stir together the flour, baking soda and spices; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the sugar and butter with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the dry ingredients and the sour cream alternately to the beaten mixture, beating until just combined. Turn the batter into the prepared pan(s). Bake for 55 to 60 minutes for the large loaf or 45 to 50 minutes for the smaller loaves. Cool in the pan(s) on wire rack(s) for 10 minutes. Remove; cool completely.

KRYDDKAKA - SWEDISH SPICE CAKE - TRADITIONAL RECIPE!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat eggs until very light and fluffy. Add sugar gradually while beating.
• Sift together flour, spices and baking powder. Fold this into the egg mixture gently, so as not to deflate eggs.
• In a small saucepan, heat butter and water over low heat until butter has melted. Once butter melts, bring to a boil and add while still boiling hot to the batter (first mixture). Combine thoroughly.
• Butter a 7 3/4 inch tube pan and sprinkle evenly with the bread crumbs. Pour cake batter into pan.
• Bake in preheated 350°F oven 45-50 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Serve unfrosted or dusted with icing sugar.

SWEDISH PEPPARKAKOR CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a bread pan.
• Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and cloves in a large bowl.
• Beat egg and milk together in a separate bowl; add to flour mixture and stir to moisten dry ingredients evenly. Pour mixture into a bread pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.