SWEDISH CARDAMOM COFFEE CAKE

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Another lovely cardamom recipe, this one is adapted from the fantastic 'The Great Scandinavian Baking Book' by Beatrice Ojakangas. You can buy cardamom already ground but I prefer grinding it myself in a mortar and pestle, it's much tastier.

Provided by Hey Jude

Categories     Breads

Time 1h15m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 10

10 vanilla wafer cookies, crushed into crumbs
1 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3 eggs
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2/3 cup sour cream
confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease a 9-inch tube or bundt pan with butter; dust with cookie crumbs, set aside.
  • Combine flour and baking soda in a small bowl; set aside.
  • Mix sugar and butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes; add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition, about 5 minutes total.
  • Beat in cardamom and cinnamon; add flour mixture; beat until just combined; add sour cream, beat until smooth, about 1 minute.
  • Pour batter into pan.
  • Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 50 minutes.
  • Let stand 5 minutes; turn out on a wire rack; cool completely.
  • Dust with confectioners' sugar.

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