Blommekage

Description

Plum cake

• Makes 1

Blommekage

Ingredients

• ½ cup soft butter
• 1½ cups sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 2¼ cups flour
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1½ cups plum juice
• 1 cup raisins
• ¾ cup almonds — chopped
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1½ tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 pinch salt
• ½ cup light corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

1. Cream butter, sugar and salt until light and creamy.
2. Beat the 3 eggs until fluffy and add.
3. Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and soda together and add alternately with the plum juice to the butter mixture.
4. Beat.
5. If the batter seems a little thin, add a little more flour.
6. Fold in the raisins and almonds.
7. Pour into a 10"-square pan greased and floured lightly.
8. Bake 1 hour in a preheated 350ºF oven.
9. After the cake has cooled cut it into squares.
10. Serve with the sauce made of the second set of ingredients: mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in a saucepan.
11. Gradually add plums and juice and blend well.
12. Add syrup and cook over low heat, stirring continuously until it thickens, about 3 minutes.
13. Remove from stove and beat in butter.
14. Add the almond extract.