Norwegian Gold Cake Recipes

NORWEGIAN GOLD CAKE (OR CUPCAKES) WITH SOUR CREAM GANACHE

Steps:

• Have all ingredients at room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 325° F for cake or 375° F for cupcakes. Grease the bottom of a 10-inch tube or bundt pan, or line two cupcake pans with a total of 20 paper liners.
• In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle, beat butter and sifted flour together for five minutes on medium speed.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition to incorporate.
• Add sugar, baking powder, salt, and vanilla and almond extracts. Beat for two minutes more.
• Scoop batter into pan(s). For a cake, bake for about 55 minutes, until golden and beginning to pull away slightly from the sides of the pan. (Start checking at 50 minutes). For cupcakes, bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes and then completely on a rack before frosting.
• When ready to frost cake or cupcakes, heat chocolate in a double-boiler or in the microwave in bursts until just melted.
• Stir until smooth, then stir in sour cream and salt.
• If you would like to pour the icing over a bundt cake rather than spreading it, you can stir in some milk a few tablespoons at a time until it reaches the consistency you like.
• Spread onto completely cooled cake or cupcakes and top with sprinkles or other decorations if you like. Frosting will set over time.

NORWEGIAN GOLD CAKE

Steps:

• Place butter and flour in a mixing bowl.
• Mix 5 minutes at low speed.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift together sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Add gradually to creamed mixture.
• Add vanilla and mix additionaly 2 minutes.
• Turn into greased and floured 10 inch tube or Bundt pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.

GOLD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8 inch round pans.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl.
• Cream butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl. Add egg yolks and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Add milk to butter mixture in 2 parts alternately with flour mixture in 3 parts, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Spread in prepared pans.
• Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean.

NORWEGIAN GOLD CAKE

Steps:

• Place soft butter and flour in bowl. Mix 5 minutes on low speed. Add eggs one at a time, and blend. Sift together the sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add gradually to creamed mixture. Add extract. Mix 2 minutes after all the sugar mixture has been added.
• Turn into ungrased and floured tube cake pan. Bake 1 hour at 325 degrees. When baked, let stand 5-10 minutes then invert to cool. Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.