Just like my Norwegian grandmother's! I use white raisins, but Grandma used currants. She had a bush in her garden in Northe Dakota! We grew up having this for Christmas morning breakfast.I grated my own cardamon for years, as the ground was impossible to find.

This is almost the same as the Christmas Bread my husband's mother makes. I usually make it in our bread maker for convenience, with the following adjustments: Add liquids first, flour, then yeast on top. After first knead, add fruits. Bread makers tend to further chop up the fruits, so if you want big chunks you may want to knead them in by hand. Also, due to the warm milk and eggs, make immediately (vs delayed timer, which may cause spoilage). The last time I made it I mistakenly added too much sugar (2x), but it actually made the bread rise better. Finally, if you don't like the candied fruits, try making it with other dried fruits (raisins, applies, apricots, cherries, etc.).

I made this today for my mother, whose mother was from Norway. She used to make "YuleKake" ever year and send it to us. We've been trying to find a similar recipe and this is it! I used the fruit cake candied fruit mix instead of just citron to add more color and also dusted the raisins and fruit with flour before mixing them in. I may soak the raisins next time to plump them up. Anyway, great blend of tastes. Nice and subtle. No one item overwhelms the other (such as the cardamon). Thanks for this!

I haven't tried the recipe yet, however it is very close to the one that I use. I am not at my home, and cannot get to my recipes there. This is the closest I have found to my recipe. Try it with geitost cheese, a unique brown goat cheese, you can usually find in a good grocery store or cheese shop around the holidays. We call the bread Julekake - Christmas Bread. Thank you for sharing.

I have been looking for this recipe since my mother passed away three years ago. I am so happy to have found it. She never wrote it down and my sister and I wanted to make it for last Christmas and could not locate the recipe anywhere. Thank you so much for posting on allrecipes! I have since made it and it is exactly like the bread my mother, who was Norwegian made for us every Christmas as a breakfast gift for us to have on Christmas morning. We alway toast the slices and serve with lots of yummy butter. Thank you for bringing back my memories of all the wonderful years we shared this with my mother. I am 54 years old and was so sad not to have it the last two years!