Mjuk Kaka Danish Cake Recipes

DANISH LAYER CAKE (DANSK LAGEKAGE)

Steps:

• Cut 5 or 6 pieces of wax paper and draw an 8" circle in each. Have available a large cookie sheet or jelly roll pan that will accommodate two wax paper sheets.
• In mixing bowl, cream softened butter with sugar and beat until fluffy. Blend in eggs and vanilla.
• Mix in flour and baking powder and beat until well blended. (Do not over beat.).
• Divide cake batter among the 5 or 6 wax paper sheets. Spread batter into shape of circle and place on cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees about 9 or 10 minutes until golden around edge and cake springs back when touched.
• Remove from cookie sheet and cool. Repeat for remaining batter.
• Take 1st round of pastry and place on cake platter.
• Spread some raspberry jam on top and then some vanilla pudding.
• Repeat same with 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th layer.
• Place 6th layer of pastry on top and frost top layer with a layer of icing (omit one layer if making only 5 layer cake).
• Beat whipping cream until stiff and frost sides of cake with whipping cream.
• You can decorate the cake as to what the occasion calls for - Danish flags, candles for a birthday, cake sprinkles, etc.
• Cake can be assembled ahead of time (without the whipping cream) and refrigerated. The flavors blend and it tastes somewhat like trifle. Frost sides of cake with whipping cream just before serving.

MJUK KAKA DANISH CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Sift flour, baking soda and cardamon together.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add eggs, beat well.
• Add flour mixture and sour cream alternately and beat well.
• Pour into well greased bundt pan.
• Bake one hour.
• Cool 5 minutes.
• Remove cake from pan and cool on wire rack. Dust cake lightly with powdered sugar.

AEGGKAGE--EGG CAKE (DANISH BAKED OMELET)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cut 4 slices of bacon in half.
• Cut remaining bacon into 2" pieces.
• Place all bacon in a 10" oven-proof skillet and cook until crisp.
• Drain on paper towels, shaping the 8 large pieces into curls.
• Tilt frying pan to coat with fat.
• Drain excess fat.
• Line pan with small pieces of bacon.
• Beat eggs with flour, 3 teaspoons chives, salt and pepper.
• Beat in milk.
• Pour over bacon in pan.
• Place in oven and bake 35-40 minutes, or until golden and set.
• Top with bacon curls and remaining chives.
• Serve in wedges, garnished with tomato wedges.

DANISH DREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F. Prepare a 9-inch springform or round cake pan, greased and lined with baking parchment.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk the eggs, granulated sugar and vanilla sugar on a high speed for a few minutes, until white and light. Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, sift the flour and baking powder together.
• Carefully fold the flour into the egg mixture. Mix the milk with the melted butter in a jug/pitcher and carefully pour into the batter, folding it in until incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, or until almost done (try not to open the oven door for the first 20 minutes of the total baking time).
• To make the topping, put all the ingredients in a saucepan and gently melt together.
• Remove the cake from the oven and carefully spread the topping all over the cake. Return to the oven. Turn up the heat to 400°F and bake for a further 5 minutes.
• Leave cake to cool before eating, if you can (we are well aware it's hard to do that).

SWEDISH SPICE CAKE (MJUK PEPPARKAKA)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour a 8x4x3 inch loaf pan or an 8 cup round baking pan.
• Sieve flour with baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and cardamom.
• Set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add the eggs, one by one, keep whipping.
• Add buttermilk and jam, mix.
• Add flour mixture and mix gently.
• Pour the batter in the prepared pan.
• Bake on lowest rack in the oven for about 50-60 minutes.
• Test with a skewer that the cake is done.