Toscakaka / Tosca Cake (Swedish Almond Cake)

Name: Toscakaka / Tosca Cake (Swedish Almond Cake)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8 slices, 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 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

Submitted by mamapantalones

"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!"

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photo by Darkhunter

Ready In:: 1hr 45mins
Ingredients:: 14
Yields:: 8 slices
Serves:: 8

ingredients

CAKE
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
ALMOND SUGAR TOPPING
¹⁄₃ cup almonds, slivered
¹⁄₄ cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons cream
1 tablespoon flour

directions

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.

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Reviews

This is such a great, simple recipe. Like the other reviewer says, it will produce that crackled appearance after it has dried and cooled.

dhikirah786
This is goooood! I was a little hesitant about cooking this in a pie plate, but followed the directions! I was concerned when I checked it for firmness and saw that it had collapsed in the center. But I forged on! So happy I did, mamapantalones! The topping browned nicely, and when it was cooled, the top crackled and became very crisp. A love it when a simple recipe gives such excellent results, even when I thought it was ruined! Thnx for sharing your recipe, mama! Made for My-3-Chefs 2009

Darkhunter

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I just moved to Binghamton, NY from New Jersey last September and I really like it! Despite the constant cloudiness, there is a lot for kids to do here and so far, we are having a great time settling in :) My husband and I have been friends for eight years now, and finally got married last summer. (I guess he was right...) I am a stay at home mom and I love to cook and bake as much of what my family eats as I can. I have a two year old who is the boss of me. (lol) He is also the funniest kid EVER... And, I hate my oven! (which is a constant battle for consistent temperature) We just bought a house where I am hopefully going to have a fabulous NEW oven. (convection...mmmmm...)

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