Toscakaka
Almond caramel butter cake
Toscakaka: Swedish butter cake with a caramelised almond topping
Toscakaka is the elegant fika cake of Swedish coffee afternoons, named after the opera and found in every old konditori in Stockholm and Gothenburg. Under a crunchy, toffee-like lid of flaked almonds cooked in butter, sugar and cream is a light, buttery sponge. It is at its best on the day it is made, with coffee. A common mistake is adding the topping too early, so it sinks into the raw sponge. Chef's tip: bake the cake until just set, then spread the hot topping over and return it to the oven until bubbling and amber.
- Total time
- 55 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 10
Ingredients
For the cake
- 2 eggs
- 5 ½ oz sugar
- 3 ½ oz buttermelted
- ½ cup milk
- 5 ½ oz plain flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
For the topping
- 2 ⅝ oz butter
- 2 ⅞ oz sugar
- 2 tbsp double cream
- 1 tbsp plain flour
- 2 ⅞ oz flaked almonds
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 350°F. Butter and line a 24 cm springform tin.
3 minStep 2: Whisk 2 eggs and 5 ½ oz sugar until pale, then stir in 3 ½ oz butter and ½ cup milk. Fold in 5 ½ oz plain flour and 1 ½ tsp baking powder.
5 minStep 3: Pour into the tin and bake for 20–25 minutes until set and lightly golden but not fully browned.
25 minStep 4: Meanwhile melt 2 ⅝ oz butter, 2 ⅞ oz sugar, 2 tbsp double cream and 1 tbsp plain flour in a pan and bring to the boil, stirring. Stir in 2 ⅞ oz flaked almonds.
4 minStep 5: Spread the topping over the cake, turn the oven up to 400°F and bake for 10–12 minutes until the topping is bubbling and amber. Cool in the tin for 15 minutes before releasing.
12 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 34 g
- Fat
- 19 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does toscakaka take?
- About 55 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 10 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of eggs?
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed + 3 tbsp water per egg, left for 5 minutes (baking only; vegan).
- What can I use instead of sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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