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This cake is very sweet, because of the almond paste, so lingonberries are perfect to balance the sweetness. And combination of saffron, sugar and tart berries is everything! I love bright yellow and pink/red – it’s so christmassy too!
Saffron cake with lingonberry frosting
Course: DessertsServings
12
servingsTotal time
1
hour10
minutesIngredients
- Cake
200 gr soft butter
2,5 dl caster sugar
130 gr almond paste
2 eggs
1 gr saffron
1 tbsp water
2 dl yogurt (gräddfil)
1,5 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla
1,5 dl almond flour
3 dl flour
- Frosting
50 gr soft butter
200 gr Philadelphia cheese
4 dl powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 dl lingonberries
Process
- Preheat the oven at 200 ° C.
- Line a baking form with baking paper.
- Bring water to boil, remove from the heat then add saffron and let it sit until you need to use it.
- Grate almond paste.
- In a bowl combine all of the dry ingredients.
- In a big bowl add soft butter and sugar. Using electric mixer, mix until fluffy. Add almond paste, mix briefly. Add one egg at the time and mix briefly after each addition.
- Add saffron and yogurt and mix again.
- Add dry ingredients in 2-3 stages and mix briefly after each addition.
- Transfer the mixture to a baking form and bake for around 30min or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Leave to cool.
- In the meantime, in a bowl mix together butter, cheese and vanilla. Add powdered sugar in 2-3 stages and mix in between. Add half of the lingonberries then mix and crush them with the back of the spoon.
- When the cake is cooled down, spread the frosting over the top and finish with a sprinkle of the rest of the lingonberries.
- Cut into small squares.
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Enjoy!
M