Finnish Tosca cake (Toscakakku)
Finnish Tosca cake (Toscakakku) is a nordic dessert, specifically an almond-glazed sponge cake, still very much prepared and eaten in Finland.
Equipment
- Round springform cake pan (22cm)
- Bowls
Ingredients
Cake base
- 2 eggs
- 130 grams sugar
- 160 grams flour
- 1,5 teaspoon baking powder
- 50 milliliters milk
- 150 grams butter melted
Almond topping
- 50 grams butter
- 75 grams flaked almonds
- 85 grams sugar
- 50 milliliters whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175 °C make the cake base, whip the eggs and sugar until fluffy.
- Mix flour and baking powder together and add in with the eggs and sugar.
- Mix the milk and melted butter together and add in with the rest. Mix carefully until a fully mixed smooth batter forms.
- Grease and sprinkle some breadcrumbs on a round springform cake pan (22cm). Pour the batter into the pan and bake in the oven for 25 minutes.
- In the meanwhile, add all the ingredients into a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat while constantly mixing. Lower the heat and let boil gently until the mixture thickens up slightly.
- When the cake base is ready, take it out of the oven and increase the heat of the oven to 200°C. Pour the almond topping on the base and even it out.
- Bake in the oven for another 10 minutes, until the top of the cake becomes light brown.
Nutrition
Calories: 291kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 7gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 127mgPotassium: 151mgFiber: 2gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 203IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 118mgIron: 2mg
Caution
Nutritional information shall not be used for medical reasons.
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