Recipes for survival!
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Kaffekage or Kaffe-Kage is a bread like cake that is eaten for morning teas or social gatherings in most Scandenavian countries. Translated into English, it means Coffee cake, however the recipe does not contain coffee, like our Coffee cake does.
But is this part
of my
healthy
diet?
Yes - sort of . . . In moderation of course.
Let's be realistic here. You still need to have social contact -
friends around etc. Life doesn't cease because you were told you have
to go on a diet. If you stuck to a "fluff-food" diet, you would soon
will get so fed up, you would lash out for a few biscuits or that
gorgious chocolate double layer cake that was offered around. That's a
catastrophe, in calories, fats, sugars and starches.
Using this recipe,you get a cake replacement that is lower in sugar, less calories than most cakes or biscuits you would eat at a morning tea, with no cream and a high dose of cinamon (that acts like insulin), to counteract the sugar. It is unusual enough that it will win you the same social status as your best chocolate cake.
Kaffekage
This recipe is in two halves - Topping and Cake.
Topping
3/4 cup pecans
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon (fine ground Dutch Cinamon is ideal).
2 tablespoons butter, melted
Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Spread the
pecans on a dry baking sheet and toast them until lightly browned, 5 to
7 minutes. Coarsely chop, then combine them with the sugar, cinnamon
and butter in a small bowl. Set this aside.
Cake
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, room temperature
2 eggs, separated
1/2 cup milk
1 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground cardamom, optional
Increase the oven temperature to 350° F.
Grease an 8-inch square baking pan and set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the sugar and butter until it
looks like wet sand. In another bowl, stir together the 2 egg yolks and
the milk. Set aside.
Sift the flour with the salt and baking
powder and, if using, add the cardamom; set aside.
On medium speed, alternately add half of the egg mixture and half of
the flour to the butter mixture. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and
add the rest of the egg mixture and the flour mixture. Beat on medium
speed for 2 minutes.
Whisk the egg whites until
they're frothy and form very soft peaks, about 2 minutes. Gently fold
them into the batter.
Pour the batter into the baking pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle the
cake with the topping. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes
out clean, 30 minutes. Cool in the pan, then cut into pieces and serve.
Makes 12 servings.
Serve with Green coffee (coffee that is a mix of roasted and unroasted beans) - it has 70% more anti-oxidants.
Kaffekage - They ate it before I could get a photo with the topping on!
As a variation, I sometimes add 1/4 teaspoon of cinamon as well as the cardamom.
Go to:
Home Page
Nutrition Section Start
Recipes First Page
Herbs and Spices Index
Products section
