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Finnish spice cake-maustekakku

A moist spice cake with gingerbread spices and yogurt.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Finnish
Servings 14
Calories 257 kcal

Equipment

  • bundt pan ( 8 cups pan is best=2 litres )

Ingredients
  

For the pan

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoon breadcrumbs

Dry ingredients

Moist ingredients

  • ¾ cup plain yogurt
  • 3 eggs
  • 225 grams butter (=2 sticks)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Butter your pan and spread some breadcrumbs on it.
  • Mix the dry ingredients together
  • Mix the yogurt and eggs together.
  • Add in melted butter and vanilla extract.
  • Mix in the dry ingredients and make into an even batter that is quite loose. Pour it evenly in your cake pan.
  • Bake your cake at 350F (175C) for around 55 minutes. Try if it is ready with a toothpick.

Notes

You can replace the gingerbread spice mix with:
  • 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground dried ginger 
Instead of yogurt, you can use Finnish Piimä or other sour milk products. 

Nutrition

Serving: 70gCalories: 257kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 4.3gFat: 14.6gFiber: 1gSugar: 14.6g
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