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Swedish Almond Cake

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Super easy to make, this beauty has a touch of crisp on the outside and lots of soft, tender, almondy flavored goodness on the inside. When made in a disposable pie tin, it is the perfect gift for the holidays.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup White Granulated Sugar
  • 1 cup White All-purpose Flour
  • ½ cups Butter, Softened
  • 2 whole Eggs, Beaten
  • 1 teaspoon Almond Extract (or To Taste)
  • ¼ cups Slivered Almonds For Sprinkling On Top (more Or Less For Personal Preference)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

In a large bowl, stir together sugar and flour. Stir in butter. The mixture will be somewhat crumbly.

Mix the eggs and almond flavoring together, then stir into the sugar, flour and butter mixture. Spread evenly in a lightly buttered pie plate. Sprinkle slivered almonds on top.

Bake at 350°F for about 25-35 minutes until edges are light golden brown. Cut into wedges while still slightly warm. 16 wedges is a nice size for easy handling.

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dkmoss on 12.17.2013

This is my secret Christmas weapon…people LOVE this cake! Thank you so much for sharing and for making the rest of us look like really, really good gift-givers. :)

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Terri @ that's some good cookin' on 1.10.2012

Heidi–so sorry it has taken a month to respond! I hope that the recipe worked well for you.

Westcoastswedishgirl–Yep. This ‘cake’ has the power to keep on calling you back for more! That’s a great idea to add the vanilla caviar. I’ll have to do that the next time I make this cake. My husband is also of Swedish descent and I got this recipe from his family. My hubby lived in Sweden (namely Stockholm and Gothenburg) for five years.

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westcoastswedishgirl on 1.9.2012

I made this the night before it was needed – we had company for a late brunch the next day. It was devoured!! Two slices each (after we all said, “Oh no, we couldn’t, well, ok, just a small slice more” – LOL).

I doubled the amount of almond extract (I always do, in every recipe that calls for it, no matter the amount, I automatically double, we love almond!) and I also added the caviar of one vanilla bean.

Being of Swedish descent, I’ve made and eaten plenty of these types of cakes in my lifetime, and this one ranks right up there! Yum. Thanks!

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Heidi Malott on 12.9.2011

Can’t wait to try this, this weekend. It looks divine with simple ingredients.

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QueenOfHerKitchen on 10.28.2012

This recipe was very easy to make. The results were exactly as I expected. Very tasty!

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hollyfun on 7.3.2012

My family loves this cake. I’ve made it as is, and also doubled it. Will continue to make it for holidays (and any other time I can find an excuse.) So easy, I can have it mixed up by the time the oven preheats.

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ThreeManyCooks on 2.22.2012

Must be something in our DNA, because our Swedish family absolutely devoured this cake. I’m going to make big pans of it for our family reunion this summer. We used 1/2 tsp of the almond extract and that was the perfect amount for us. Thanks for sharing!

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Rina : I Thee Cook on 1.10.2012

Very easy to make. It was a bit on the sweet side for me. I think next time I will reduce the sugar a bit. Overall it was a hit!

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Sondra Stephens on 12.17.2011

This was good when it was fresh. Tasted like almond paste was used. It did not hold up as well a day later. Very easy.

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