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Icelandic Christmas Cake

By: Gudny Bjorg Kjaerbo

"A good everyday cake (my grandfather loves it)."

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Original Recipe Yield 1 -11 inch loaf pan

Ingredients

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

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 11 inch loaf pan.
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.
Sift a little flour over the raisins then stir them into the batter. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 240 | Total Fat: 10.3g | Cholesterol: 54mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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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...

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...

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...

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2003 by PUMPKINISLAND

Very good. My family is Icelandic and my Amma used to make something very similar, a nice...

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...

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!...

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...

Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2006 by sally

This cake is delicious, tastes just like Christmas cake should! However, we cannot find an 11...

Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2005 by TGR

Very nice. I ground some cardamom just before adding it. And instead of using dried fruits I...

Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2007 by PLB

This made the house smell wonderful! I didn't have lemon flavouring so I added orange zest....

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