Swedish Visiting Cake

Swedish Visiting Cake, known as Mandelkaka is a simple and delicious cake that is traditionally served to guests in Sweden. The cake is typically made with basic ingredients such as butter, sugar, eggs, flour, and almond extract. It has a slightly crisp meringue-like outer layer with the most enticingly soft, almost custardy interior.

subheading: TOPPING:

1 cup confectioner's sugar

3 large egg whites (save the yolks for another use)

¼ tsp almond extract

1 ½ cups sliced almonds

subheading: CAKE BASE:

¾ cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1 tsp almond extract

1 tsp vanilla extract

½ tsp salt

1 cup all purpose flour

½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled

subheading: GARNISH:

confectioner's sugar

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