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Icelandic Christmas Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Gudny Bjorg Kjaerbo PHOTO BY: TGR

"A good everyday cake (my grandfather loves it)."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 18 stars. This recipe average a 4.7 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 1 -11 inch loaf pan

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon cardamom flavored extract

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 11 inch loaf pan.
  2. Cream the butter or margarine and the sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at time beating well after each one. Stir in the milk, lemon and cardamom flavorings. Stir in the flour and the baking powder.
  3. Sift a little flour over the raisins then stir them into the batter. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 16, 2003 by ADELIESE
I love Scandinavian cooking, so I couldn't wait to try this loaf cake. I could not find... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2007 by Da Shast
Wonderful cake! I was just in Iceland and had a cake very similar. Thanks for sharing! One... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2002 by CEFY
it's great! I love it! But I added apricot and walnuts and doubled the amount of raisins, I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2004 by INTERGALACTICELVIS
I wanted muffins, so I added a 1/2 t. more baking powder and added milk until the consistency... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2003 by PUMPKINISLAND
Very good. My family is Icelandic and my Amma used to make something very similar, a nice... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 3, 2008 by ButtercupBento
Used my basic recipe for the basis to this but used the flavourings and it was oh, so yummy!... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2003 by CATWALK16
Very good, I used 1 tsp of ground cardamom since I couldn't find the extract and next time I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2002 by Brenda
Lemon and cardamom flavors work well together in this cake. A nice change from the typical... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2007 by PLB
This made the house smell wonderful! I didn't have lemon flavouring so I added orange zest....