Icelandic Christmas Cake

8 Reviews

“A good everyday cake (my grandfather loves it). Originally submitted to CakeRecipe.com.” - by Gudny Bjorg Kjaerbo

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

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Original recipe yields 1 - 11inch loaf pan

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.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (16 total)

Calories
225 cal
11%

Fat
9.7 g
15%

Carbs
31.7 g
10%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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EILEEN B. K.

Dec. 21, 2002

"Great recipe! I have made a few times! I used 1 tsp ground cardamon and the grated rind of 1 lemon (I can not find cardamon extract) and it tasted amazing! Thank-you!..." See more"

SUGAR88

Dec. 27, 2007

"Great flavor, but what a mess! The very center was still a tiny bit gooey, and the rest was quite crumbly. I doubled the recipe and made two loaves. Maybe I shouldn't have...." See more"

Mom

Dec. 17, 2007

"This takes quite a while to bake, but it is well worth it. I was amazed that this was one of the more popular cakes I have ever made! More popular than rich chocolate cakes etc. You will be surprised ..." See morehow wonderfully it turns out and tastes! Wonderful cake! Thank you!"

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