Toscakaka - Tosca Cake (Swedish Almond Cake)

Toscakaka - Tosca Cake (Swedish Almond Cake)


1. For Cake:.

2. Beat eggs, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.

3. Sift 1 cup plus 1 tablespoons of flour with baking powder and salt.

4. Stir in flour mixture alternately with cream, stir until well blended.

5. Add melted butter or margarine, blend until smooth.

6. Butter a pie plate and sprinkle with fine, dry breadcrumbs or flour; coat well. Spoon batter into 9" pie plate. Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes or until middle of cake is firm.

7. For Almond Sugar Topping:.

8. Combine almonds with remaining ingredients in a small saucepan. Heat, stirring until mixture begins to bubble.

9. Remove from heat and stir briskly a few times.

10. Spread top of cake very gently with Topping.

11. Turn up heat to 375 degrees, return cake to oven and bake 5-10 minutes longer, with a cookie sheet under the pan to prevent the bottom of cake from getting overdone. bake cake until topping is brown and bubbly.

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