Best 6 Swedish Cardamom Coffee Cake Recipes

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Embark on a delightful culinary journey with our enticing Swedish Cardamom Coffee Cake, a treat that embodies the essence of Swedish fika. This delectable cake tantalizes taste buds with its irresistibly moist crumb, infused with the aromatic embrace of cardamom and a hint of coffee, creating a symphony of flavors. Its golden-brown crust, adorned with a delicate sugar glaze, beckons you to indulge in its irresistible charm.

Accompanying this beloved classic are two additional variations that cater to diverse palates. For those who prefer a touch of nostalgia, the Sourdough Cardamom Coffee Cake offers a delightful twist, showcasing the tangy notes of sourdough starter that harmonize beautifully with the cardamom and coffee.

If you seek a gluten-free alternative, the Gluten-Free Cardamom Coffee Cake awaits, a testament to the boundless joys of baking without compromising on taste. Its carefully crafted gluten-free flour blend ensures a tender and flavorful cake that rivals its traditional counterpart.

These three recipes, each with its unique character, invite you to celebrate the art of Swedish baking. Whether you're a seasoned baker or embarking on your culinary adventures, these recipes will guide you effortlessly, ensuring a delightful outcome that will leave you and your loved ones craving more.

Let's cook with our recipes!

SWEDISH CARDAMOM BRAIDS



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"Swedish people love their coffee-especially with this classic coffee cake. The recipe came from my father's aunt, and I can remember my mother crushing cardamom seeds to make it. Back then, you couldn't buy cardamom already ground." -Harriet Meola, Mauldin, South Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h5m

Yield 2 loaves (12 slices each).

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
1-1/4 cups warm 2% milk (110° to 115°)
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
2-1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom
1/8 teaspoon salt
5 to 5-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
TOPPING:
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the milk, butter, sugar, egg yolks, cardamom, salt and 3 cups flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough., Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down; divide in half. Divide each half into three portions. On a lightly floured surface, shape each portion into a 16-in.-long rope. Place three ropes on a greased baking sheet and braid; pinch ends to seal and tuck under. Repeat with remaining dough. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks. Brush warm loaves with butter. Combine the pecans, sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over loaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 175 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 39mg cholesterol, Sodium 54mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

SWEDISH CARDAMOM COFFEE CAKE



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Another lovely cardamom recipe, this one is adapted from the fantastic 'The Great Scandinavian Baking Book' by Beatrice Ojakangas. You can buy cardamom already ground but I prefer grinding it myself in a mortar and pestle, it's much tastier.

Provided by Hey Jude

Categories     Breads

Time 1h15m

Yield 1 cake

Number Of Ingredients 10

10 vanilla wafer cookies, crushed into crumbs
1 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3 eggs
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2/3 cup sour cream
confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease a 9-inch tube or bundt pan with butter; dust with cookie crumbs, set aside.
  • Combine flour and baking soda in a small bowl; set aside.
  • Mix sugar and butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes; add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition, about 5 minutes total.
  • Beat in cardamom and cinnamon; add flour mixture; beat until just combined; add sour cream, beat until smooth, about 1 minute.
  • Pour batter into pan.
  • Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 50 minutes.
  • Let stand 5 minutes; turn out on a wire rack; cool completely.
  • Dust with confectioners' sugar.

SWEDISH COFFEE CAKE



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Editing per my Grandmother to get the story right: This cake recipe was passed down to my great Grandmother Helen from my Swedish great great Grandmother Maria. It is over 100 years old...possibly 150 or more! Some of my Swedish relatives started the famous Svenhards bakery here in California. They no longer own it but their original packages have my great great Aunt Tilda's (Maria's sister) photo on them! *My Grandmother also says to please beat the egg whites...they make the cake lighter and fluffier.

Provided by Engrossed

Categories     Breads

Time 55m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/4 lb butter, softened (1 stick)
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 egg yolks
2 1/2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 dash salt
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 lemon, juice and zest of (My Grandmother says to only squeeze the juice out of half a lemon and only use a few pinches of zest)
2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1 cup flour
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 lb butter, softened (1 stick)

Steps:

  • Cake:.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Cream together butter and sugar, add egg yolks gradually.
  • Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into the batter. Stir.
  • Add milk, vanilla, lemon juice and lemon rind. Stir.
  • Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into batter.
  • Pour into 13x9 baking pan.
  • Top with crumb topping and bake for 40 minutes or until tester comes out clean.
  • Crumb topping:.
  • Mix dry ingredients together.
  • Cut in the butter with a pastry blender or the back of a fork until it resembles crumbs.
  • Scatter crumbs over unbaked cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 444.3, Fat 17.1, SaturatedFat 10.5, Cholesterol 75, Sodium 239.2, Carbohydrate 68.1, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 38.5, Protein 5.6

SWEDISH COFFEE BREAD



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One day, I discovered a recipe for these tasty loaves. My wife, Sharon, challenged me to make them. It took a bit of time, but she said they were delicious.-Wade Harmon, Orange, Massachusetts

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h

Yield 3 loaves.

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
2 cups warm milk (110° to 115°)
1/2 cup butter, melted
1-1/4 cups sugar
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1-1/4 teaspoons ground cardamom
1 teaspoon salt
10 to 11 cups all-purpose flour
TOPPING:
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cold butter
GLAZE:
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg yolk

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in milk, butter, sugar, eggs, cardamom and salt; beat until smooth. Gradually add 8 cups of flour; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into nine equal portions. Shape each portion into a 14-in. rope. For each loaf, braid three ropes together on a greased baking sheet; pinch ends to seal. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes. , In a small bowl, combine flour and sugar; cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over braids. Bake at 325° for 25 minutes or until golden brown. Combine glaze ingredients until smooth; brush some over loaves. Bake for 5 minutes. Brush with remaining glaze; bake 5-10 minutes more. Remove from pans to cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts :

SPICY CARDAMOM COFFEE CAKE



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This is a recipe my friend Jen served at Easter brunch that I had to have the recipe for. It is very spicy (2 Tablespoons of cardamom!) and yummy. It is wonderful served with strawberries, but just fine on its own.

Provided by Gay Gilmore

Categories     Breads

Time 1h10m

Yield 12-24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cardamom
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk or 1/2 cup cream
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans would work well)

Steps:

  • Cake: Cream together sugar and butter until fluffy.
  • Beat eggs in one at a time.
  • Add vanilla.
  • Stir in the baking powder, soda, salt, and Cardamom.
  • Stir in the floor one cup at a time, adding sour cream and milk as you go along.
  • Topping: In a separate bowl mix together the"topping" ingredients.
  • To Assemble: You can bake this in a few different style pans.
  • A bundt cake pan would work well.
  • I used two tall round 8" cake pans.
  • Oil your pans well.
  • Pour the batter in your pans- be sure to leave some room at the top as these cakes should rise.
  • Sprinkle the top with your topping.
  • Alteration: Instead of sprinkling the topping over the cake, you might prefer to pour half your batter in the pan, create an inside layer by sprinkling in some of your topping and then pour the remaining batter in your pan and sprinkle the rest of the nut mixture over the top.
  • You can always whip up some more topping if you need to!
  • To Bake: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  • This is a dense cake and will bake for about an hour (in a bundt cake pan).
  • Keep checking on it by inserting a knife in the top.
  • If it comes out clean, it's done.
  • To Serve: Let the cake cool for a while (at least half an hour).
  • Turn the cake over and slide onto a plate (if you have used a bundt cake pan).
  • If you used a cake pan, loosen the edges of the cake pan with a knife, gently easing the cake up out of the pan.
  • If you need to, turn the cake over and gently tap it out of the pan, once the cake is out of the pan you can turn it back over onto a plate for presentation.

CARDAMOM COFFEE CAKE



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In response to a recent thread asking for cardamom recipes, I am posting this wonderful coffee cake created by Canadian chef Christine Cushing.

Provided by Irmgard

Categories     Breads

Time 1h20m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar, packed
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup natural almonds, chopped coarsely
3 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cardamom
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Steps:

  • To make the topping: Mix together the almonds, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, cardamom and melted butter with a fork until crumbly.
  • To make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Sift together 2 cups flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and baking soda and set aside.
  • Cream together the softened butter and 1 cup brown sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs, one at a time and beat well between additions.
  • Beat in the vanilla.
  • Add the dry ingredients in thirds to the creamed mixture, alternating with the sour cream, beating in between additions and ending with dry ingredients.
  • Scrape down the sides and beat for 1 more minute.
  • Grease the bottom and sides of an 8-inch springform pan.
  • Pour half of the batter into the pan and sprinkle with half of the almond mixture.
  • Pour the remaining batter into the pan, spreading it out if necessary.
  • Top with the remaining almond mixture.
  • Bake for 50 to 60 minutes on the middle rack.
  • The cake is done when a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  • Leave the cake in the pan and cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
  • Remove from the pan and cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 495.9, Fat 31.6, SaturatedFat 17.5, Cholesterol 110.4, Sodium 291.8, Carbohydrate 48.5, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 25.8, Protein 6.5

Tips for Making Swedish Cardamom Coffee Cake:

  • Use freshly ground cardamom for the best flavor. If you don't have a coffee grinder, you can use pre-ground cardamom, but it won't be as flavorful.
  • Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the cake tough.
  • Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. If the toothpick comes out with batter on it, the cake needs to bake longer.
  • Let the cake cool completely before frosting it. This will help the frosting set properly.
  • If you don't have time to make the frosting, you can use a store-bought vanilla frosting instead.

Conclusion:

Swedish cardamom coffee cake is a delicious and easy-to-make treat that's perfect for any occasion. With its moist crumb, sweet and spicy flavor, and creamy frosting, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a special dessert, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!

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