Minna Canth’s Spice Cake
At a Glance
- Total
- 1 hr 30 min
- Servings
- 1.00 cake
Categories
- Cake
- Dessert
- Baking
Dietary
- Vegetarian
Allergens
- Eggs
- Milk
- Wheat
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 1. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
This recipe for Minna Canth's Spice Cake brings together 2 eggs, 200 ml sugar, 400 ml whipping cream, whipped in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 1 hr 30 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 1 servings.
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Equipment
2 litre cake pan or Bundt pan, mixing bowls, oven
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 200 ml sugar
- 400 ml whipping cream, whipped
- 600 ml all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 200 ml treacle
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
Preheat oven to 175 C.
Grease and flour a 2 litre cake pan (I use a Bundt pan).
Whip eggs with sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the whipped cream to the egg mixture, mix to combine.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour with baking soda and the spices.
Add dry ingredient mixture alternately with the molasses, mixing well after each addition.
Finally, add the melted butter, mix to combine.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake at 175 C for 30 minutes.
After the first 30 minutes, lower the oven temperature to 150 C and bake for further 20-30 minutes, or until cake tests done.
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