Mondlukaka – Icelandic Almond Cake
Created by TwisSis on January 19, 2015
- Servings: 12
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #16827
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs (separated)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup almond nuts (blanched & finely ground)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup strawberry jam
- 1 cup heavy cream (whipped & sweetened to taste)
How to Make
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Step 1: Set oven temp at 350F.
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Step 2: Cream butter & gradually add sugar. Beat in egg yolks (1 at a time), beating well after ea addition. Stir in vanilla & almonds.
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Step 3: Sift together the flour plus baking powder & gradually add to batter. Beat egg whites until stiff (but not dry) & fold into batter.
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Step 4: Bake in three 8-inch buttered & floured layer pans for about 30 min or until golden brown. Cool at least 10 min before removing from pans & then allow to fully cool.
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Step 5: Spread strawberry jam between cooled layers. Cover top & sides w/swirls of whipped cream. Serve immediately & watch it disappear.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (108.3 g)
- Calories 423
- Total Fat - 26.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 13.1 g
- Cholesterol - 123.8 mg
- Sodium - 185.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 43.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.3 g
- Sugars - 27.5 g
- Protein - 5.5 g
- Calcium - 70.8 mg
- Iron - 0.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 2 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg