with Anette Larsson
Today is Midsummer! This is my favorite Swedish holiday and that I miss the most when I am not in Sweden. We celebrate a whole day that the summer is here, days are longer (4-5h between sun set and sun rise) and the vacation is around the corner. That is really something to celebrate. What [...]
Me and my family went strawberry picking yesterday. This reminded me about my childhood, when my older sister and my mom went strawberry picking. The went to this strawberry farm, not far from our summer house, every summer to help the owner to get their strawberries picked and thereafter sold. I don't know if I [...]
Blueberry muffins are just so good, we all know that. But have you tried the blueberry and ginger in a muffin? I had the chance to taste one when I was in New Orleans a couple of weeks ago and I got so inspired that I had to bake it myself. Muffins has always been [...]
It is something special with a lemon cake. The sweet cake together with the sour lemon that gives it a freshness. My husband appreciate most of the cakes I bake, but lemon cake makes him extra happy. 🙂 I think also the poppy seeds add a lot to this cake. The poppy seeds not only [...]
Tower Cake (Kransekage in Danish or Kransekake in Norwegian) is basically a marzipan cake shaped in rings, decorated with icing and assembled on top of each other. This cake has a long tradition in both countries and mainly eaten during special occasions such as New Year's Eve. The cake only consist of five ingredients; almonds, [...]
Scandinavian Christmas is no Christmas without gingerbread. That's just how it is. But if you don't prefer the small gingerbread cookies, this is a soft sponge cake with the same spices. It is really moist and tasty from the lingonberries and from the cloves, ginger and cinnamon. This is my favorite cake for Christmas. It [...]
The Danish Dream cake (Drømmekage) is a cake that if you have only baked one cake in Denmark, you have baked a Dream cake. 😉 This is the cake you learn how to bake from your grandma. But you know what, it is a simple cake to bake but also sooo tasty. The characteristic taste [...]
Today is my birthday! This birthday cake brings me back to my childhood, so I just have to share it with you. This is a Swedish Princess Cake which is a classic Scandinavian torte with layers of sponge cake, strawberry jam, vanilla custard and whipped cream. On top is marzipan tinted green. This cake has [...]
I love to bake carrot cake, and also to eat it. I think it is so smart to use vegetables to create a specific sweetness, juiciness and taste in a cake, where you normally would add more sugar to find. I know this cake is very common in USA, so what is the difference to [...]
Typical Swedish sponge cake is the one we call Tiger cake. The pattern is the reason to the name... It is a soft but still creamy, simple cake. To avoid a sponge cake to get dry and stay soft; 1. make sure to take it out of the oven on time (never wait too long)), [...]
Scandinavian Simple Eating 