Best Tosca Cake Recipes

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TOSCAKAKA / TOSCA CAKE (SWEDISH ALMOND CAKE)



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This recipe comes from a collection that my swedish mom and her friends put together for a hospital benefit cookbook many years ago when we lived in Omaha, NE. (Around the time I was born - 31 years ago...:) They created and entire Scandinavian section! Recipes like this one have been in my life since I was a child and now I'm making them for my family! This is fabulous cake that goes really well with an afternoon cup of coffee - Enjoy!

Provided by mamapantalones

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h45m

Yield 8 slices, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sifted flour
1 tablespoon sifted flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup cream
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
1/3 cup almonds, slivered
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons cream
1 tablespoon flour

Steps:

  • For Cake:.
  • Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
  • Sift 1 cup plus 1 tablespoons of flour with baking powder and salt.
  • Stir in flour mixture alternately with cream, stir until well blended.
  • Add melted butter or margarine, blend until smooth.
  • Butter a pie plate and sprinkle with fine, dry breadcrumbs or flour; coat well. Spoon batter into 9" pie plate. Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes or until middle of cake is firm.
  • For Almond Sugar Topping:.
  • Combine almonds with remaining ingredients in a small saucepan. Heat, stirring until mixture begins to bubble.
  • Remove from heat and stir briskly a few times.
  • Spread top of cake very gently with Topping.
  • Turn up heat to 375 degrees, return cake to oven and bake 5-10 minutes longer, with a cookie sheet under the pan to prevent the bottom of cake from getting overdone. bake cake until topping is brown and bubbly.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 411.1, Fat 24.3, SaturatedFat 13.3, Cholesterol 101.9, Sodium 333.6, Carbohydrate 45, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 30.1, Protein 5

TOSCA CAKE (NORWEGIAN TOSCAKAKE)



TOSCA CAKE (NORWEGIAN TOSCAKAKE) image

Categories     Cake     Egg     Dessert     Bake

Yield 10-12 slices

Number Of Ingredients 10

Cake
4 eggs
1 1/4 cups sugar (300 ml)
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (300 ml)
2/3 cup butter (150 grams)
Crusting
2/3 cup almonds (100 grams)
1/2 cup sugar (100 grams)
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • Cake Melt butter and set aside to cool. Whisk eggs and sugar until light yellow and fluffy. Add flour and the melted butter. Pour batter into a spring pan (line with baking paper) and bake at 330 degrees F/175 degrees C for about 45 minutes. Insert tooth pick or wooden skewer to make sure it's baked. Keep the cake in the spring pan. Crusting: Chop the almonds. Mix all the ingrediences in a pot and bring to boil. Spread the mixture over the baked cake. Put the cake back into the oven and continue baking, only using top heat, until it looks olden and nice.

TOSCA CAKE



Tosca Cake image

This recipe is from a very old Australian Woman's Weekly circa 1970's and one of the first recipes I made and collected. You can cheat and use a cake mix, use a butter cake.

Provided by Coasty

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

3 eggs
150 g caster sugar
400 g flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
100 ml milk
125 g butter, unsalted & melted
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
1/8 teaspoon salt
80 g butter, unsalted
125 g almonds, slivered
125 g sugar
4 tablespoons cream
1 tablespoon flour

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 200°C.
  • Either butter a 22cm springform tin or line with baking paper.
  • Beat eggs until frothy then add the sugar and beat until thick and a pale yellow.
  • Shift flour, baking powder and salt, then add to egg mixture and fold together.
  • Add the milk and melted butter. Pour into the prepared cake tin making sure you flatten the top, bake for 20 minutes.
  • While the cake is baking make the topping by placing all the ingredients into a pot and bring to the boil.
  • Remove the cake from the oven - it won't be completely cooked - and spread over the topping.
  • Bake a further 10-15 mins or until the top is nice a browned.
  • The cake won't rise a lot but be rather flat.

TOSCA SWEDISH CAKE



Tosca Swedish Cake image

I found this cake from a recipe club some years back. It is very tasty and really quick to make.

Provided by Darlene Wade

Categories     Cakes

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 eggs
2/3 c sugar
2/3 c butter
3/4 c flour
GLAZE
1/3 c walnuts
4 Tbsp sugar
1/4 c butter
2 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp flour

Steps:

  • 1. In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until very light, smooth & fluffy. Melt butter. Let cool. Add flour to egg mixture. Stir in melted butter. Pour batter in an 8-inch pan sprayed with Pam for Baking (can use 8 inch springform pan). Bake @ 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.
  • 2. For glaze, combine sugar, butter, milk & flour in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil. Add nuts. Remove cake from oven. Spread with glaze. Bake for another 10 to 12 minutes until slightly brown and crispy on top

TOSCA CAKE RECIPE FOR NATIONAL PECAN TORTE DAY



Tosca Cake Recipe for National Pecan Torte Day image

A twist on the classic Scandinavian Tosca Cake. This version using chopped pecans is a great way to celebrate National Pecan Torte Day!

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 13

Base:
2 eggs
2/3 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 cup milk
2/3 cup butter, melted and cooled
Topping:
4 Tablespoons butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 Tablespoon flour
3/4 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-inch cake pan and set aside.In a large bowl, combine eggs and sugar. Add flour, baking powder, milk and melted butter.Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 15 minutes.While the base is baking, prepare the topping. In a medium saucepan, combine butter, sugar, heavy cream and flour. Bring to a boil, stir in the chopped pecans and remove from heat.
  • Remove the base from the oven and increase oven temperature to 375 degrees F. Spoon the topping evenly over the partially cooked base. Return to the oven and bake for an additional 15-18 minutes or until the surface is golden brown.Cool completely before cutting and serving.

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